Dry conditions persist through the rest of the week

Fire danger will ease after 7 PM tonight as winds calm down. You may still notice a breeze Thursday afternoon, but it will lighten up by tomorrow night. The dry conditions will continue, but with less wind, the fire risk will drop a bit.

It’ll be a pleasant evening to get outside, with lows dipping into the lower 40s and a light northerly breeze. Closer to the metro area, Thursday will start off cool, then warm up nicely with highs running a few degrees above normal across the valleys and Piedmont.

A Freeze Watch is in effect for the North Carolina mountains Thursday night through Friday morning, where temperatures could fall as low as 28 degrees. The air will remain very dry during the day, with humidity around 25–30%, but light winds mean no major fire concerns.

Friday looks very similar to Thursday, lots of sunshine and comfortable highs in the upper 60s to low 70s to round out the week.

Tonight: Clear skies with lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5-10 mph

Thursday: Mostly sunny skies with highs near 73°. Afternoon wind gusts 20-25 mph

Thursday night: Clear skies with lower 40s. Light winds

Friday: Sunny skies with highs near 69°. North winds 5 mph

Friday Night: Clear skies with lows near 42°. Light north northeast winds