Mild Sunday night, Monday morning expected as heat ramps up
We are going to be nice and calm Sunday night after a pleasant afternoon.
Tonight will be very mild night, with lows in the upper 50s with a quiet Monday morning.
Monday will be hot, with highs in the mid 80s.
- Sunday night: Mild, lows in the upper 50s.
- Monday: A mainly sunny sky. Very warm. High 85.
- Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Very warm. High 87.
High heat possible to start the week
The end of April and beginning of May will be hot. As of Sunday night, however, it doesn't appear we will reach 90-degree heat this week.
"I don not have us forecast to hit 90 [degrees] this week, but it certainly could still be possible," WRAL meteorologist Anthony Baglione said.
Temperatures will stay in the 80s for most of next week. It'll be a great week to get outside! Our only potential rain chances would be Tuesday and Tuesday night of next week with some isolated showers possible.
"We're looking at very isolated chances of storms and some showers Tuesday [and] into Wednesday," Baglione said. "Rain chances look better into next weekend with more scattered coverage."
With all this warm weather, the flowers and trees are blooming – meaning pollen counts are high. If you're sneezing, spring allergies could be to blame.
7-day forecast for central NC
- Sunday night: Mild, lows in the upper 50s.
- Monday: Clear skies and warmer. High of 85.
- Tuesday: Sunshine and some clouds. High 88.
- Wednesday: A few passing clouds, otherwise generally sunny. High 84.
- Thursday: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 85.
- Friday: Partly cloudy skies. High 86.
- Saturday: Isolated showers and storms possible with highs in the low to mid 80s.
Prepare for a busy 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will see 15 to 20 named storms in the Atlantic basin, according to researchers at North Carolina State University.
The number of named storms is significantly higher than the long-term average, and moderately higher than recent 30-year averages, according to Lian Xie, professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at NC State.
In 2024, NC State researchers predict:
- 15 to named storms
- 10 to 12 may grow strong enough to become hurricanes (the historical average is six)
- Three to four becoming major hurricanes
Meanwhile, forecasters at Colorado State University are calling for 24 named storms in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. That is higher than the average year, when 14 storms earn a name.
CSU forecasters say 11 storms will reach hurricane strength, up from the average of seven, and five of those hurricanes could be "major," that is Category 3, 4 or 5, with winds over 111 mph.
