Expect to see showers during morning commute on Wednesday

It was cool enough for a jacket on Tuesday morning, and WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner says it will get even colder later this week.

Posted 11:19 a.m. Oct 15, 2019 — Updated 8:44 p.m. Oct 15, 2019

Mike Maze

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Elizabeth Gardner, WRAL meteorologists

RALEIGH, N.C. — It was cool enough for a jacket on Tuesday morning, and WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner says it will get even colder later this week.

Temperatures were in the mid 40s early Tuesday -- 15 degrees colder than they were Monday morning -- and they warmed into the 70s as the day continued.

North Carolina State Fair Coverage

"It's the coldest morning since May 14," Gardner said. "We just hit 46 degrees at 7 a.m."

Rain was expected to move in Tuesday night and Wednesday morning with a cold front overnight, bringing more relief to drought-like conditions in central North Carolina.

Raleigh Temperature Tracker

The first half of Wednesday will be very rainy, with scattered showers likely throughout central North Carolina. Temperatures will be mild, in the upper 60s north of the Triangle and in the low 70s south of the Triangle.

The rain should move out by Wednesday afternoon, and chilly temperatures will move in. Temperatures will be cold, in the low 40s, for Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings. Thursday, the first day of the North Carolina State Fair, could be the coolest day of the week, with a high of only 62 degrees.

There will be plenty of sunshine Thursday and throughout the weekend, so it should be a beautiful, brisk opening weekend for the fair.

Temperatures on Friday will get as warm as 65 degrees in Raleigh, and Saturday and Sunday will be warmer, with highs in the low 70s.