Current Conditions
Morg-Len Apt

Temp: 70.7°F

Forecast Last Updated at Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 6:45AM

Afternoon Storms

Well folks, I'll give it to you straight: We have one more day of unsettled, stormy weather. This stormy weather should kickoff in the afternoon and remain active into the evening. However, there is light at the end of this tunnel. It's sunshine! And plenty of it is in-store for the next six days. Starting Wednesday, the cloud coverage will start to decrease and continue to do so into Thursday. After this cold front pushes through, it will give a slight relief as the temperatures dip in the low 80s for a couple days this week. Overall, the middle and last half of the work week will be nothing short of pleasant. I know I'll be taking advantage of these cooler sunny days.

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Tuesday Hi: 85 Lo: 67 Mostly cloudy; Scattered PM showers and thunderstorms; SW wind 5-10 mph

Wednesday Hi: 84 Lo: 61 Mostly cloudy early then decreasing clouds; Less humid; SW then NW wind, 5-10 mph.

Thursday Hi: 80 Lo: 59 Mostly sunny; Refreshing for late August; North wind 5-10 mph

Friday Hi: 81 Lo: 61 A few more afternoon clouds; Very nice

Saturday Hi: 82 Lo: 62 Partly cloudy; Isolated PM showers

Further Out

Sunday - Partly cloudy; Slight possibility of PM shower; High in the mid 80s; Low in the lower 60s
Monday - Partly cloudy; Slight possibility of PM shower; High in the upper 80s; Low in the mid 60s

Forecast Discussion

This morning we have a strong cold front on our backdoor step, and it's effects will be noticeable today and through out this week. Come Wednesday morning the cold front will be making its way through Central North Carolina continuing to head East to the into the Atlantic. Behind this front, high pressure builds and is posed to blanket the Eastern US and become the dominant factor over the weather pattern for the next week.

Today will be the most active day with showers and thunderstorms that will impact us in the afternoon and evening hours. There is a possibility that some of the storms could be severe, however that's a marginal possibility at best. Afterwards, Mother Nature is giving all of us a taste of Autumn Thursday through Saturday. As temperatures cool for both the daytime and nighttime, humidity will decrease and the clouds will be few and far between. Looking ahead to next week, temperature start to head back into the Summer category and looks to remain that way for a while.

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