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Heat and sunshine greet us to begin the week as potential Tropical Depression forms to southeast

Temps will reach the 90s Monday.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The heat appears that it's here to stay for the summer.

It'll be hot and mostly dry Monday to kick off our week. Highs will reach the upper 80s and will likely graze 90 in some places in central NC.

Monday hourly

"We should stay dry, but a few showers could pop up, mainly to our south," WRAL meteorologist Zach Maloch said.

While we may be warm and dry in the immediate future, we could see some trouble brewing out to sea.

"We're currently watching an area of low pressure developing mainly south and east of the Georgia and South Carolina coast that could turn into a Tropical Depression sometime tomorrow," Maloch said.

He added that the National Hurricane Center places the odds of that happening at 50%.

Tropical Outlook

The average temperature for June this year is 76.3 degrees - which is running about a half-degree above normal.

"Our high temperatures are actually running below normal, but it's our warm mornings [and] our low temperatures that bring this temperature up," explained WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell.

In terms of rainfall, Campbell said central North Carolina is also above normal.

Since the beginning of June, there has been 7.5 inches of rain, which is 4.65 inches above normal. The area's drought status has improved drastically. The U.S. Drought Monitor's update on Thursday shows most parts of the viewing area are still in the "abnormally dry" category while much of eastern North Carolina is no longer affected.

Last week, 11 percent of the state was in moderate drought. This week, that number dipped to 4 percent.

Most of the WRAL viewing area is in the 'abnormally dry' category.

Temperatures will continue to rise on Sunday into the upper 80s but storm chances lower slightly to 30 percent.

7-Day Forecast

"I want to stress that no day this weekend looks like a total washout. These are going to be scattered summertime storms," said Campbell.

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