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11:08 p.m. • 2-11-12

Weather Forecast for Raleigh

  • Sun: Clear.
    • Hi: 41° F
  • Mon: Mostly Cloudy.
    • Hi: 50° F
  • Tue: Light Rain.
    • Hi: 53° F

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Posted: February 20, 2008

Winter Returns as Week Comes to a Close

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Raleigh, N.C. — After Wednesday highs in the 60s, the rest of the week will turn much colder.

A cold front swept across central North Carolina Wednesday afternoon, WRAL Meteorologist Greg Fishel reported. This front won't bring us any precipitation, but it will usher in colder air for Thursday and Friday.

Expect to need your winter coat for the end of the week, when daytime highs will stick in the 40s with mostly cloudy skies.

Friday will be wet and cold, with a mixture of sleet and rain falling after midnight and lingering through the morning as the temperatures warm into the mid-30s to mid-40s across Central North Carolina.

The weekend outlook is gloomy as well, with a chance of showers each day and highs only in the upper 40s.

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40s in February? Stop the presses!!!
Click to view my profile Dark_Horse
February 20, 2008 5:49 p.m.
Paul, and it seems when the news folks don't make a real big deal out of it two or more days in advance, that's when we really get something. They make a big deal out of it more than two days ahead of time and it turns into a dud.
Space Mountain
February 20, 2008 4:07 p.m.
They don't want people to panic...yet. I think the cold air damming up against the mountains will be enough for nasty freezing rain Thursday night and Friday morning. We'll have marginal temperatures Friday...I'll predict 36 for the high so we should be okay Friday DAY. Regardless, BRING ON THE RAIN!
Click to view my profile PaulRevere
February 20, 2008 3:50 p.m.
I wish more people would actually read the NWS forecast discussions so they could appreciate what forecasters deal with and what goes behind their final, mostly quantitative and deterministic decisions, and why they are compelled to also offer some qualitative and probabilistic forecasts as well. Even if you don't understand all the language (though the NWS does try and catch key words in the discussion that are clickable to show you the definition).
Click to view my profile cadetsfan
February 20, 2008 3:23 p.m.
Again...given the absence of cold air advection and a true Arctic airmass(temperatures in the 20s)...expect the latent heat of freezing to really limit the icing. Will go with a 0.10 of an inch of ice accrual across...north and west the Interstate 85 corridor...with no measurable frozen. This will put US at advisory criteria across the northwest Piedmont...thus a watch is not preferred as this time with ice amounts expected below warning criteria. Will also hold off on advisory for now... as advisory is typically for 1st to 2nd periods. Will continue to highlight in severe weather potential statement.
Space Mountain
February 20, 2008 3:11 p.m.
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