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11:04 a.m. • 5-19-13

Weather Forecast for Raleigh

  • Today: Thunderstorm.
    • Hi: 78° F
  • Mon: Thunderstorm.
    • Hi: 76° F
  • Tue: Thunderstorm.
    • Hi: 81° F

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Published: 2012-08-31 06:58:00
Updated: 2012-08-31 13:53:32

Labor Day weekend: Summertime heat, stormy weather


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Labor Day weekend won't break any weather records, but it will certainly be hot on Friday and Saturday with temperatures in the mid 90s. The sunny skies and heat will be replaced with wetter, cooler weather on Sunday and Monday.

"It’s going to feel like summertime both today and tomorrow," said WRAL meteorologist Aimee Wilmoth. "We haven't seen a high in the 90s since Aug. 17, so it has been a little while since the temperatures have been on the uncomfortable side."

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Friday will be partly cloudy and hot with an expected high of 93 degrees, followed by a warm evening in the 70s – perfect for area high school football games.

Isolated showers or storms are possible Friday and Saturday, but not likely. The best chance for rain starts Sunday afternoon and continues into Monday and possibly Tuesday, thanks to Tropical Storm Isaac.

"We’re still talking about Isaac," Wilmoth said. "It could bring us some rain for the end of the holiday weekend. Not the best of news, but the first half of the holiday weekend we should be OK."

Sunday "could be fairly wet," said WRAL meteorologist Nate Johnson.

Saturday will reach 94 degrees before dipping to 88 on Sunday and 86 on Monday. The 90s are expected to return next Wednesday and Thursday with a high of 91.


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"There is the sky above my house, the sky above your house, and the sky that is above raleigh, the sky above durham, the sky above chapel hill…there are a lot of skies." Odd thing though; it's all the same sky. Look at a picture of the world from space. One atmosphere. One sky. For some reason though, I keep hearing people talk about "skies". Even Freddy Mercury got it wrong. Poor guy.

Just how many "skies" are there out there? I try to count but never can seem to get past "one". hdinf

Not sure, but where the deer and the antelope play the skies are not cloudy all day.

Be safe for whatever you do.

There is the sky above my house, the sky above your house, and the sky that is above raleigh, the sky above durham, the sky above chapel hill…there are a lot of skies.

Will someone please, PLEASE clarify for me... Just how many "skies" are there out there? I try to count but never can seem to get past "one".

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  1. wralweather: Forecast: Today, thunderstorm, high 78°. Tonight, mostly cloudy, showers, low 65°. http://t.co/RMcYv6WbFE
      — Sunday, May 19, 2013 7:50 AM
  2. WRALAimee: "Winds have risen" "Rain coming down in sheets"-announcers of Bulls game...rain delay starts now...
      — Saturday, May 18, 2013 9:26 PM
  3. WRALAimee: Bulls announcers saying rain is coming down hard now...
      — Saturday, May 18, 2013 9:25 PM
  4. nsj: Good friends, good BBQ, good fire vodka, good storms, good night!
      — Saturday, May 18, 2013 9:18 PM
  5. WRALAimee: Hail possible in this one. Moving NE toward Apex/Cary... http://t.co/jbfekvKzjp
      — Saturday, May 18, 2013 9:17 PM
  6. WRALAimee: Update on rain headed for the Bulls game. This is all headed NNE... http://t.co/k2kxVpZEqn
      — Saturday, May 18, 2013 9:04 PM
  7. WRALAimee: We might have a rain delay in the making for Durham Bulls game. Storms about 35 miles to the south-moving north. http://t.co/30RIrWCKwO
      — Saturday, May 18, 2013 7:58 PM
  8. WRALAimee: Storms very likely NOT to be severe, but just enough to keep me at work while the in-laws are visiting from TX...
      — Saturday, May 18, 2013 6:50 PM

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