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Monday starts wet before temps jump into the 70s this week

Sunday and Monday look clear, with temperatures warming into the 70s throughout the week ahead.

Posted 2022-12-19T12:31:19+00:00 - Updated 2024-02-26T03:43:53+00:00

WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast

WRAL Severe Weather Center

Monday is going to be the kickoff a warm start to the week.

It will be chilly in the morning as you get up and get ready, with temperatures in the high 30s.

Mondays has a chance for some light rain, with temperatures warming into the 70s throughout the week ahead.

"It won't be a washout, with the best chances from the Triangle [and] north," WRAL Meteorologist Anthony Baglione

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Monday: Partly cloudy and warmer. High of 68 degrees. Slight chance of rain.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy with a high of 67 degrees
Wednesday: Much warmer! Partly sunny, winds 15-20 mph ahead of a cold front. High of 77.

Big warm-up comes this week

Temperatures are expected to soar well above normal, rising approximately 20 degrees higher than the seasonal average.

Monday has a high of 68 degrees, and Tuesday's high is 67 degrees.

Rain chances will go up on Tuesday, mainly into the afternoon and into the evening with scattered showers likely.

Later in the week, we are a bit unsettled and much warmer with highs in the upper 70s by Wednesday. The high Wednesday is 76 degrees.

Our best rain chances come on Wednesday night, but we'll have to watch for timing shifts as we get closer.

Due to a front coming through, it looks like Wednesday evening has our best chance for rain.

It could still move around a bit. Rain chances stick around even into next weekend.

Snow drought: Over 756 days without measurable snow at RDU

It's been a winter of discontent for snow lovers.

It's been more than 750 days since we've last seen measurable snow at RDU.

We have not seen any measurable snow this season and it's not looking like we'll get any. As of Saturday, Feb. 24, we've been 756 days without measurable snow (Jan. 29, 2022 saw .4 inches). This is the third-longest snow drought on record at RDU.

"At this point, the odds of getting snow are quite low," said WRAL Meteorologist Aimee Wilmoth. "We thought we might get at least some snow this year because it's an El Niño year. Our research showed that we typically get measurable snow during El Niño years."

The stretch from Jan. 29, 2022, until now without snow is one of the longest snow droughts at RDU.

In previous El Niño runs, we would typically see a warmer-than-normal December with cooler January and February months.

Wilmoth said this El Niño run has been warm and is tied for fourth warmest on record and ninth wettest on record at RDU. So the moisture has been in place, but it hasn't lined up with any cold snaps.

The temperature outlook for early March shows North Carolina seeing above normal temperatures. If that holds, it looks like we could be waiting until next winter for snowflakes.

Most of the East Coast and Midwest will see above-normal temperatures in early March.

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

Monday: Partly cloudy and milder, with a chance of light rain. High of 68.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy, high of 67
Wednesday: Much warmer! Partly sunny, winds 15-20 mph ahead of a cold front. High of 77.
Thursday: Overcast with rain showers at times. High of 54. Chance of rain 60%.
Friday: Partly cloudy. High of 56.
Saturday: Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. High 64.
Sunday: 30% chance for rain, high of 68.