Mostly dry holiday weekend with chilly temperatures
Saturday and Sunday will be cooler, with highs in the low 50s.
Most of the holiday weekend is dry and cooler with highs in the mid 50s.
Taking a closer look at the hourly rain chances, the highest likelihood is a 30% chance between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Saturday, after which the rain quickly clears out.
Not everyone will experience rainfall, and what does fall will be very light.
There's about a 20% chance of rain until around 7 a.m. Saturday, with the rest of the day remaining dry.
Sunday also looks dry with partly cloudy skies, followed by expected sunshine heading into Monday.
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- Saturday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. High is 51 degrees.
- Sunday: Dry and mostly sunny with a high of 54 degrees. Mostly dry.
- Monday: Partly cloudy and milder. Highs in the lower 60s.
A look ahead at Monday
Monday, which is President's Day, looks good with sunshine and highs in the upper 50s.
A couple of showers are possible for early Saturday, but the rest of the holiday weekend is quiet. Monday will be partly sunny with highs in the low 60s.
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Eclipse coming up in April!
- April 8 is the date of the next total solar eclipse for North America. We won't see a total eclipse in North Carolina, but lots of people will travel to take it in! Ohio will be the closest spot to drive to from Raleigh for the path of totality.
7-day forecast for central NC
- Saturday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. High is 54.
- Sunday: Partly cloudy with a high of 54. Mostly dry.
- Monday: Partly cloudy and milder. Highs in the lower 60s.
- Tuesday: Sunny skies and very nice. Highs in the lower 60s.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny skies and warmer. Highs in the mid-to-upper 60s.
- Thursday: Partly cloudy skies in the morning will give way to cloudy skies during the afternoon. High 69
- Friday: Partly cloudy skies. Low near 40
