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Strong to severe storms possible this afternoon and evening.

Ethan Clark

June 27, 2026 at 11:23:59 AM

ā›ˆļø Severe Weather Update: Heat and humidity, along with outflow boundaries left over from storms moving through the Ohio Valley, will allow scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop this afternoon and evening across the state and push east. A couple could be strong to severe, with damaging winds being the main threat. The Storm Prediction Center has placed most of North Carolina under a level 2/5 risk of severe weather, and the rest of the state under a level 1/5 risk.


šŸ“ŒWHAT: Cape Values (convective available potential energy (commonly abbreviated as CAPE) is a measure of the capacity of the atmosphere to support the vertical movement of air that can lead to cloud formation and storms.) will soar into the 2000+ J/kg range, which is more than enough for scattered/hit-or-miss showers and thunderstorms to develop, and some wind shear around would support the potential for strong to severe storms. The primary severe threat remains damaging straight-line winds (50-70 mph), localized wet microbursts, and I can't rule out some isolated hail in a storm or two.


Timing mainly after 1/2PM through the late evening from west to east generally, an isolated shower or storm can't be ruled out.


šŸ‘€ The Bottom Line: It'll be hot and humid today, with scattered pop-up storms developing. Coverage will be 40/50%. Not everyone sees storms, but parts of Central/Western and Central-Eastern NC have a decent shot at a passing storm. If you have outdoor plans, make sure you have a backup plan for what to do if you hear thunder. I've attached the future radar, don't take it literally, but it gives you a good idea. I'll have updates like normal today!


-Ethan

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Raleigh area

CADEN NELSON

CADEN NELSON

Tranquil weather turning warmer followed by finally some more active weather?

I'm back with your favorite weather headlines, and our weather over the next few days will be pretty tranquil.


Tuesday will be the coolest of the next 5 days, with highs in the 60s and low 70s under partly to mostly sunny skies.


Wednesday-Friday: We will see summer-like temps, highs in the 80s to even some spots in the low 90s by the end of the week.


The North Carolina Weekend: A cold front approaches by Saturday afternoon and evening, and it could spark a couple of scattered showers and thunderstorms across the state Saturday PM/evening. Looks to be hit-or-miss, so some folks might see rain/storm, while others might not.


Sunday looks to be cooler with maybe a couple of scattered showers or even a thunderstorm around, but overall still not that much moisture.


Will fine-tune as we get closer later this week!

Next week looks cooler, but there are some signs of at least some limited rain chances/storms around, so we will watch! At this point, we will take anything we can get.


Wildfire Risk: Drought and wildfire risk will continue to deteriorate across the state over the next few days, with dry weather likely until at least Saturday for most areas, and possibly longer in some spots! Please do not burn!


-Ethan

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