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Thursday morning brings temperatures around 40 degrees in Raleigh. Watch for areas of fog.

Chilly Thursday morning expected before temps warm up to the 60s

I'm WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell. Another cloudy and chilly start on Thursday morning. However, we expect some very slow weather improvements throughout the day. Make sure that you send your kids to school in layers, though they're definitely going to want their jacket in the morning. As they head home, temperatures could warm closer to the mid-60s. It's all going to have to do with how quickly our clouds clear out. The good news is it will at least be warmer than the temperatures we experience when Slow clearing likely and that sets up a pretty big temperature difference across our viewing area. We're likely to see at least a 10 degree difference between Roxboro and Fayetteville, and the clouds and the warmer air really don't get here until later in the day Thursday. As for the overnight hours will stay cloudy. A disturbance is approaching from the west, and that'll bring the potential for some rain. And I think this version of Futurecast is overdone. However, there could be some rain left on the. mainly in our northern counties Thursday morning. That will clear out for the afternoon and then the clouds slowly clear. A front swings through Friday and with that front in our southern counties, we'll have to watch for a stray shower. That's why we've got a 20% chance for rain. But that would be south of the triangle Friday during the day. We expect to see sunshine and some really comfortable temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Then Saturday, here comes the clouds again. Small chance of a sprinkle Saturday, but it's cooler. 57 technically the high, but that may come early in the day with falling temperatures during the afternoon. So our mix of weather will continue this weekend, 70 degrees Friday, cooling off into at least the 50s on Saturday and then Sunday. We're back up to 74 for Super Bowl Sunday. The forecast looks amazing. We did take out rain chances for Sunday in New Orleans, 6:30 kickoff. Temperatures should be in the low 70s, and here at home in Raleigh, 67 degrees at kickoff. You can watch the game on Fox 50. Be sure to tune in. Over the next 7 days, temperatures keep bouncing back and forth. Once we get to Sunday, that'll be our warmest day of the next 7, then early next week, Winter makes a comeback, some chilly rain in the forecast. By the nighttime hours, we could even see some rain with temperatures in the mid-30s.

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