Forecast Last Updated at Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 5:25PM

Quiet Thursday

This nice weather is not a calm before the storm. We'll have clear and comfortable weather tonight through Monday. Temperatures will be near average, but a touch cooler Friday and Saturday compared to the other three days. Cooler air arrives again with increasing clouds, and a few showers Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Thursday Hi: 73 Lo: 51 Scattered clouds; Light SE wind

Friday Hi: 72 Lo: 50 Patchy AM fog; Nice conclusion to the workweek with mostly sunny skies; East to NE wind 5-10 mph

Saturday Hi: 70 Lo: 49 Mostly sunny; NW wind 5-15 mph

Sunday Hi: 75 Lo: 52 Mostly sunny; Pleasant

Monday Hi: 75 Lo: 55 Partly to mostly sunny; Pleasant temperatures

Further Out

Tuesday - Mostly cloudy; Can't rule out a shower or two; High in the lower 70s; Low in the mid 50s
Wednesday - Mostly cloudy; A few showers; High in the upper 60s; Low in the lower 50s

Forecast Discussion

High pressure at the surface and aloft will keep us dry with near average temperatures through Friday.

The National Hurricane Center has started advisories for Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 off the coast of Florida today. They did this as it has a better than even chance of developing into a tropical system, and will affect areas to the east of us. This system will move north before making landfall in eastern North Carolina. It appears the moisture and rain associated with this system will not make into southwestern NC so we should have a dry weekend. Saturday will have more clouds and slightly cooler temperatures. Temperatures will be a tad warmer over the weekend.

Monday is similar to the weekend as high pressure settles over western NC. A weak cold front will move in Tuesday from the north and high pressure will wedge down the east side of the Appalachians. This will create cooler temperatures, mostly cloudy skies and a few showers for Tuesday and Wednesday.

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