Severe threat has passed, cold returns to Triangle behind this evening's front
The cold front headed toward central North Carolina is expected to push temperatures into the 40s through Thursday, a swing of almost 30 degrees from Tuesday's 70-degree warmth.
Posted — Updated"Our cold front passes through the area this evening, so once it passes the air will dry out and temperatures will tumble," WRAL meteorologist Mike Maze said.
The system that brought tornadoes to the southeast Monday had weakened by the time it got to the Carolinas, but a steady rain fell throughout the day Wednesday and was expected to cause some problems with the evening commute.
“We will not see anything like what they had over the south yesterday and overnight,” WRAL meteorologist Aimee Wilmoth said. “We’re just not going to have as much energy as the system had when it was in the southern part of the country.”
The heaviest rain fell through the afternoon Wednesday in Raleigh. Rain will linger as the system continues moving east, and while the evening commute could be wet, the precipitation chance drops below 50% by 6 p.m.
Things will get much colder as skies clear Tuesday evening.
“Temperatures will begin to crash down into the 30s overnight," Wilmoth said.
Wednesday’s high will reach 48 degrees, and lows will drop into the mid-20s.
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