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By Friday afternoon, temperatures will climb into the upper 40s and lower 50s. This comes ahead of a rainy system that arrives in time for the weekend.

Sunny Friday with highs in the 50s, weekend showers expected 

I'm meteorologist Amy Wyth in the WRELs Severe Weather Center. It's going to be another cold night tonight, but not as cold as it was this morning. This morning we had the coldest air so far this season with a low temperature of 19 at RDU. We should stay around 29-30 degrees in Raleigh. Overnight tonight it's tomorrow morning, 28 in Durham, 26 in Rocky Mount, 25 in Siler City, and in southern counties we should stay in the 20s to near 30, 30 in Fayetteville, 29 in Rayford, 28 in Smith. So you'll still need the winter coat. It's just not as cold as it was this morning. And then heading into Friday, fairly similar to this afternoon, we'll have mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s, 51 for the high temperature in and around the triangle on Friday. It's a nice day Friday, but we do have the chance for some rain over the upcoming weekend. It's not a washout at all, and we won't get heavy rain, but we will have that chance. Friday is dry with mostly sunny skies, a high of 51. And then as we head into Saturday, some of that light rain starts to move in, a high temperature of 54, so temperatures are certainly warm enough to support only rain. No wintry precipitation on Saturday, but do have the umbrella handy because we do expect at least some light rain. It's not going to add up to much. It'll be less than a quarter of an inch across the area, but at least it's a milder day on Saturday. Moving ahead to Sunday, some light rain will be possible. And we have Arctic air that will arrive later in the day. Our high temperature gets up to 46 on Sunday, but then as that colder air starts to arrive later in the day, later in the evening, we'll have an opportunity for a brief changeover to a wintry mix or a little bit of snow, mainly north of I-85, and I don't think it would add up to anything, but it's something we're monitoring and just wanted to make sure you were aware of. As far as how much rain we could get over the weekend, about a 10. of an inch. So generally less than a quarter of an inch. It's not going to be much, but it does look like we'll get at least some rain. And then the big story next week will be the Arctic blast that arrives about 70 hours at least of temperatures at or below freezing. It will be very cold and this air when you track a parcel of air, it is coming from the Arctic. It's coming all the way from the Arctic down into North Carolina, and it will be bitterly cold. As we head into next Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and even Thursday, temperatures could stay in the 20s for highs a couple of days. Monday, a low of 21, a high of 33. Tuesday, 16 for the low, 29 for the high. Wednesday, 14 for the low, 29 for the high. So getting ready for some really cold temperatures. As far as wintry precept for next week, models have kind of been all over the place. I wouldn't get too excited. The European model shows about a 25% chance that we could see an inch of snow at some point next week. The American about 30% chance that happens in the Canadian model, about a 60% chance that that happens. So we'll continue to monitor, just keep checking back in because there's a lot of uncertainty with the models right now. Fairly mild the next couple of afternoons and then turning colder Sunday, especially Sunday night into Monday, and it is going to stay cold throughout next week.

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