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3:30 p.m. • 5-18-13

Weather Forecast for Raleigh

  • Sun: Thunderstorm.
    • Hi: 78° F
  • Mon: Thunderstorm.
    • Hi: 78° F
  • Tue: Thunderstorm.
    • Hi: 83° F

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Saturday Thunderstorm 82°
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Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms likely. Highs in the lower-mid 80s. We should go from isolated coverage of showers and storms early today to a larger number of hit and miss cells this afternoon and evening as an upper-level low pressure system moves in from the west, coupled with a stalled frontal boundary nearby. It looks like at least for today that the majority of the shower and storm coverage could be more confined to roughly the northern half of the state. For Sunday, everyone has a shot at showers and storms on occasion.
Sunrise: 6:07 a.m.
Chance of precip: 60%
Wind: S/SW at 5-10 mph
Sat Night / Sun Morning Partly Cloudy 65°
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Mostly cloudy skies with a shower or storm in spots, especially in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Winds from the south at 5-10 mph.
Sunset: 8:16 p.m.
Chance of precip: 60%
Sunday Thunderstorm 78°
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Mostly cloudy skies with showers and storms likely. Some of the rain we see could be heavy. Highs in the upper 70s-lower 80s. The best coverage of shower and thunderstorm activity from this system should come today with downpours likely that could cause some minor flooding.
Sunrise: 6:06 a.m.
Chance of precip: 70%
Wind: S at 5-15 mph
Sun Night / Mon Morning Thunderstorm 67°
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Mostly cloudy skies with some evening showers and storms possible. Lows in the upper 60s-70. Winds from the south at 5-10 mph.
Sunset: 8:16 p.m.
Chance of precip: 50%
Monday Thunderstorm 78°
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Mostly cloudy with showers and storms likely. Some locally heavy downpours remain possible.
Sunrise: 6:06 a.m.
Chance of precip: 60%
Wind: SW at 5-15 mph
Mon Night / Tue Morning Thunderstorm 67°
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Showers likely, storms possible
Sunset: 8:17 p.m.
Chance of precip: 50%
Tuesday Thunderstorm 83°
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Partly cloudy with a small chance for some showers and storms.
Sunrise: 6:05 a.m.
Chance of precip: 30%
Wind: SW at 5-10 mph
Tue Night / Wed Morning Thunderstorm 67°
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Partly cloudy
Sunset: 8:18 p.m.
Chance of precip: 20%
Wednesday Partly Cloudy 86°
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Partly sunny, warm and humid.
Sunrise: 6:04 a.m.
Chance of precip: 10%
Wind: SW at 5-10 mph
Wed Night / Thu Morning Chance of a Thunderstorm 65°
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Partly cloudy
Sunset: 8:19 p.m.
Chance of precip: 10%
Thursday Thunderstorm 82°
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Partly cloudy with a chance for a few afternoon storms.
Sunrise: 6:04 a.m.
Chance of precip: 30%
Wind: SW at 5-10 mph
Thu Night / Fri Morning Partly Cloudy 65°
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Evening showers and storms.
Sunset: 8:19 p.m.
Chance of precip: 30%
Friday Thunderstorm 78°
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Scattered showers and storms.
Sunrise: 6:03 a.m.
Chance of precip: 50%
Wind: SW at 5-10 mph
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