Another round of rain coming Friday amid Level 1 risk

Central North Carolina has seen its fair share of rainfall in the past few days and it's time to start drying out a bit.

But we'll have to wait until after Friday.

"We're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel with this system," said WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner. "We needed the rain and we've gotten a ton of it."

Some places in eastern North Carolina got as many as six inches of rain in recent days.

Another system to our west will move through during the morning commute, making for a messy drive. After lunchtime, we'll likely be done with rain in the Triangle.

"A broken line of showers and storms will form and move through between 5 to 11 a.m.," WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell said. "That's our best chance for rain but it isn't as widespread or long-lived as today. After 11 a.m. there is only a 30% chance of an isolated storm."

Areas from the Triangle east are under a Level 1 risk for severe weather with the primary threat being damaging winds. Places south and east of the Triangle could see storms that could produce wind damage.

Temperatures will rise into the mid 80s on Friday, so if the rain will hold off in your area, you may find some time to get outdoors. Durham was at 71 degrees at 4:45 a.m.

Highs this weekend will reach the upper 80s with only a 20% chance of seeing rainfall, so we may start to dry out a bit at that point.