The week ahead turning hot again.

Ethan Clark

July 13, 2026 at 7:15:33 PM

The Weather Headlines across the great state of North Carolina for everyone, don't be caught unaware!

Today is a more active, cooler day with scattered showers, some storms, and widespread clouds. We will begin to see a change in the weather starting Tuesday.

-Tuesday, the cold front breaks down, we will start to see a ridge of high pressure build back, and some sunshine returns to most of the state. Highs will be in the 80s to near 90° for most areas. Storm/rain chances are much lower, but a couple of isolated to scattered showers and storms can't be ruled out, especially south, and some areas to the east seem more favored.

Wednesday-Friday: Partly to mostly sunny skies are expected, the ridge of high pressure really takes over, and the heat is back in full force. Highs in the 90s to near 100° each day for most areas. The high will be well in control of our weather, with sinking air and very limited storm chances on Wednesday and Thursday. Most are dry and hot.

Friday is still hot, with a slightly better chance of some pop-up storms.

The North Carolina Weekend: It looks hot and sunny with highs in the 90s to near 100°. A few hit or miss scattered PM storms look to be around on Saturday and Sunday afternoon/evening across the state, no washouts by any means, typical summertime stuff. We will get more details as we move towards the weekend.

As always, I'll keep you updated all week long!

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Raleigh area

CADEN NELSON

FORECAST: Wednesday, July 29th, 2020; Partly sunny and slightly cooler with PM storms likely.

ncwxauthority
Jul 28, 2020
1 min read

Happy Wednesday, North Carolina! Partly sunny skies today and just *slightly* cooler with highs in the low-mid 90s across the state 80s in the mountains. Heat index values will be in the upper 90s to about 105° again very humid conditions. Scattered showers and thunderstorms likely again today, the storms will focus on a trough and leftover boundaries from last night. Hit or miss storms likely throughout the mountains, but the best chance for storms will be Central and Eastern NC today. As normal over the past couple, we can't pinpoint the exact location of the storms because, unfortunately, technically just doesn't work that way, but we know some will get wet while others will see nothing. The storms will have gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and lightning. A couple of the storms could be strong to severe with damaging winds to 60 MPH from microbursts. A microburst is a localized column of sinking air (downdraft) within a thunderstorm and is usually less than or equal to 2.5 miles in diameter. Microbursts can cause extensive damage at the surface, and in some instances, can be life-threatening.