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Good morning! After the coldest morning of the year yesterday morning (14 at RDU), we’re off to another cold start this morning in the 20s for most, with feels-like temps in the teens for some. Highs will climb into the upper 40s to around 50 today. This is still a few degrees below the average high of 55, but a noticeable improvement from yesterday.
After a few passing clouds this morning, sunshine will aid in the warmup today before clouds increase tomorrow as a disturbance passes.
With continued southwesterly flow, even warmer air will move into the region, and high temperatures tomorrow will reach the mid 50s to around 60. Weak ridging along the East Coast will allow for one more day of warmth on Thursday ahead of an approaching cold front.
A few showers will develop around mid/late morning Thursday, with rain chances increasing through the day Thursday and through Thursday night as the front pushes through the region. Any lingering rain should wrap around daybreak Friday morning.
There will be a noticeable breeze starting on Thursday afternoon before the front moves through Friday morning. Gusts will be between 20-30mph most of the time but there will be locally higher gusts with the front.
Friday’s high in the low 60s will likely occur near or before midday as temperatures are forecast to fall behind the front during the afternoon. Afternoon temps will be in the mid/upper 50s.
The air mass following the front will be cooler, though not as cold as it was this past week. Highs on Saturday will reach the low 50s under bright skies.
How long the dry weather lasts will depend on the interaction between two areas of high pressure and a trough moving across the Great Lakes and Northeast late in the weekend. A shower or two is possible Sunday as a cold front crosses the region, but high pressure is expected to quickly return.
Highs will be in the low 60s Sunday ahead of this front, before trending in the 50s to near 60 leading up to Christmas and Christmas Day.
Have a great day!
Kweilyn
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