Summer-like stretch continues with highs near 90 Tuesday, possible showers in the evening
Tuesday will be even hotter than Monday, with a high of 88 and some rain possible in the evening.
Posted — UpdatedTonight, we'll have a few passing clouds with lows between the upper 50s and lower 60s.
In the morning, it will be calm and the bus stop, with temperatures in the 70s by 10 a.m.
- Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Very warm. High of 88.
- Wednesday: A chance for showers during the day. High of 84.
- Thursday: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High of 85.
80s here to stay for a while
Tuesday will be just as hot as Monday, with a high of 85 and some rain possible in the evening.
"Tuesday, we're going to see our skies clouding up fairly early," WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said. "It's likely to be later in the evening before we end up with a decent chance of a shower. An isolated thunderstorm could pop up."
The timing should be right around the start of the Carolina Hurricanes' playoff game against the New York Islanders.
Temperatures will stay in the 80s for most of the week. It'll be a great week to get outside! Our only potential rain chances would be Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, according to Gardner.
"Tuesday a front will approach from the west," Gardner said. "Clouds will increase in the afternoon. We will see a few isolated showers during the evening commute, just a 30% chance."
On Wednesday, there will be increasing clouds with scattered showers and storms in the afternoon.
Thursday and Friday will be the clearest days of the week. Friday's high will be around 89 degrees.
We will see more showers and storms over the weekend, with a 30% chance for storms Saturday and Sunday. However, those chances may increase.
"Rain chances may go up this weekend, but there is no consensus among the longer range model on what we may see this weekend," WRAL meteorologist Mike Maze said.
As of Monday, April 29, Rainfall stats for our area are down from normal levels. RDU is in a 2.29" deficit for April while Fayetteville is in a deficit of a little over an inch.
7-day forecast for central NC
- Tuesday: Sunshine and some clouds. High 88.
- Wednesday: A chance for showers during the day. High 84.
- Thursday: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 85.
- Friday: Partly cloudy skies. High 86.
- Saturday: Isolated showers and storms possible with highs in the low to mid 80s.
- Sunday: 40% chance for rain and storms, high of 82.
- Monday: Partly cloudy skies and hotter. Highs between the mid 80s and lower 90s.
Prepare for a busy 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
The number of named storms is significantly higher than the long-term average and moderately higher than recent 30-year averages, according to Lian Xie, professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at NC State.
In 2024, NC State researchers predict:
- 15-20 named storms
- 10 to 12 may grow strong enough to become hurricanes (the historical average is six)
- Three to four becoming major hurricanes
Meanwhile, forecasters at Colorado State University are calling for 24 named storms in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. That is higher than the average year, when 14 storms earn a name.
CSU forecasters say 11 storms will reach hurricane strength, up from the average of seven, and five of those hurricanes could be "major," that is Category 3, 4 or 5, with winds over 111 mph.
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