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Saturday's high is expected to be in the upper 70s with a chance for spotty storms in the afternoon. Sunday is expected to be dry with highs in the low 80s.

Last round of storms moves through Saturday before warm, dry weather arrives

<p>Hello everyone. I'm meteorologist Mike Mays in the WRL Severe Weather Center with our forecast update for this Friday night. Our cool front is moving by. We'll wake up to less humid air in the morning. It will be a cooler start with 50s for lows. Now, tomorrow will be our last round of storms. We have a little surface trough coming in that will develop thunderstorms from the northwest to the Southeast. We're under level 1 threat for severe weather for damaging wind gusts and the potential for some hail, and any Storms that could become severe. Now this is the timeline that we're thinking of where we'll see those thunderstorms during the day tomorrow. Nothing in the morning, about a 40% chance from 3 to about 7, maybe even 8 o'clock, where we'll see those thunderstorms in the area. Once that moves on by, we'll have even less humid air for the day on Sunday. So our forecast overnight, clearing and cooler, lows in the mid to upper 50s. You'll notice the change when you step out in the morning. It'll be definitely noticeable. And then for the day Saturday, it'll be morning sunshine, partly cloudy in the afternoon. Watch for thunderstorms to move in from the Northwest late in the afternoon and into the early evening hours, or high temperature in the upper 70s to low 80s. Sunday is dry, and as of right now, all next week looks dry as well. That's our forecast update. Have a wonderful weekend.</p>

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Several severe thunderstorm watches remain in effect until 11 p.m. Friday, May 30, 2025, but the WRAL Weather Alert Day is over.

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