'Not much to do outside: Wet weather has Triangle residents flocking to indoor events

Temperatures started out in the 50s in the Triangle, but a cold front moving in will cause temperatures to fall into the 30s by nighttime.

Rain fell on and off throughout the day and there is a 50 percent chance for more rain on Sunday.

So far this month, the Triangle has seen below-average rainfall but that will change by next week.

"This week has been the first week that we really have seen rain so far this month," WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell said.

By time the sun reemerges, the Triangle could see up to three inches of rain, Campbell said.

With the cold and rain forcing many to spend the weekend indoors, there were a few places people flocked to escape the elements.

On Saturday, Bud Byrum traveled from Fayetteville to the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh for the North Carolina International Auto Expo.

"It was raining all the way here," Byrum said. "Who wouldn't want to go inside with weather like it is and come in and check out some cool cars."

With a dark and dreary view outside, a Corvette with paint that changes color based on the lighting was turning a lot of heads at the auto show.

"It was a little bit raining, but I was a little surprised at the people who weer out here," Ronald King, known at auto shows as "The Chameleon King," said.

The Auto Expo will be open again on Sunday at the State Fairgrounds.

Despite the wet weather, organizers said the Big Frosty Beer Festival will not be watered down.

"The weather probably sparked some ticket sales for the last part of the week, since there is really not much to do outside," organizer Tim Paine said.

Paine said he expects more than 20 brewers and a sold-out crowd of hundreds for the event at the Raleigh Beer Garden, mainly because he has a massive, climate-controlled tent.

"It is one of the few that is covered," he said.

Some, on the other hand, decided to embrace the rain and cold on Saturday rather than avoid it.

Law enforcement agencies joined together for a polar plunge at Harris Lake County Park.