Saturday Forecast: Storm Chances around.

Let's talk about Saturday: It'll be another hot and humid day across the state with highs in the upper 80s and 90s for most areas. A trough will approach, bringing scattered storms to some areas by the afternoon and evening. There is a low-end severe weather risk for some locally gusty to damaging winds with a couple of storms Saturday afternoon and evening. The main risk areas to see some showers and thunderstorms will be mainly Central NC from about Raleigh westward, Eastern/Coastal areas, where only an isolated storm is possible.

Timing: The best timeframe for scattered storms will be from 2-11PM, with Western areas seeing them first, then moving East through the evening in Central NC. Storms will start dying as the evening so I don't expect them to make it too far east with Raleigh being about the cutoff.

Threat: Storms will that do develop will have gusty winds, and a couple could have some locally damaging winds. Heavy rainfall and lightning is possible too. Storm coverage will not be widespread, but some hit-or-miss summer-like storms will be around.

The Bottom Line: A hot and humid day is ahead on Saturday, a couple of storms are possible, mainly Central/Western NC, very typical summertime storms, so can't rule out a locally stronger storm through the evening. Rain/storms chances are very low for Eastern/Coastal NC, with only an isolated storm possible. No washouts, very summer-like setup. I'll pass along some radar updates like normal.

-Ethan