Remaining warm through weekend
Stray storm chances on Friday & Saturday may become more scattered on Sunday as a rainmaking system slides through the Carolinas.
While clouds and increasing rain chances may keep the mercury a bit lower this weekend, afternoon temperatures shouldn’t top out below 75Β° around the Metro. Our best chance for rain comes on Sunday, but we shouldn’t see any washouts over the next 72 hours.
The incoming front bringing the rain will likely stall over the Carolinas before dissipating, which means the heat, humidity, and stray-to-isolated storm chances all stick around into next week. Models are in strong agreement that the warmest air we’ve seen in 2026 so far arrives Tuesday into Wednesday, where another pair of record highs may fall as temperatures rocket into the mid-80s. Our next chance for widespread rain and relief from the heat should come by the end of next week as another expansive cold front flushes out summer and leaves more seasonable conditions in its wake.
Saturday: Partly-to-mostly cloudy with a stray shower/storm. High: 78Β°. Wind: SW 5-15. Gusts: 20+
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Even milder. Low: 64Β°. Wind: SW 5-15.
Sunday: Scattered showers and storms. High: 76Β°. Wind: SW 5-15. Gusts: 20+
