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The chance of storms Thursday increases to 30% by the evening commute and 50% by the late evening into overnight.


Friday morning showers possible, followed by afternoon thunderstorms across the region

<p>Good evening. I'm meteorologist K Campbell and the Wral Severe weather center here with your Memorial Day weekend forecast. We do have a chance for some scattered storms each day but no day will be a wash out. These are going to be hit or miss typical summertime storms. It's hot and humid. Otherwise highs are in the upper eighties to lower nineties. Lowest storm chances are on Sunday every other day. It's about a 40 to 50% chance of a thunderstorm. We've got a very unsettled weather pattern with a stalled front moving closer to us in North Carolina. We could actually see some storms roll through overnight. There's a level one threat for severe storms and then another level one out of five risks coming our way. Saturday for Friday morning, there could be a few showers and storms around, especially in our eastern counties leaving that chance through about 9 a.m. After that, we'll watch for some afternoon storms to pop up. These are going to be very localized, but they really could pop up just about anywhere and they should face after sunset. Looking ahead to Saturday, it should be a nice quiet start to the day, we'll see partly cloudy skies with some afternoon storms firing up, especially between about two and 8 p.m. is when I think we would have the best chance of a thunderstorm. It's also going to be very hot highs in the upper eighties to lower nineties. But the heat index, it's going to be in the nineties. Most days may actually feel more like the mid nineties by Sunday and Monday. So you may be thinking about beating the heat at the beach if you're headed to the coast this week and the North Carolina coast could also see some summertime pop up storms. Outer banks, highs will be in the upper seventies. Our southern beaches will be in the mid eighties. The good news is the rip current risk is low on Friday and the way it looks now it's likely to stay low, Saturday and Sunday as well. We'll continue to monitor that for you in the days ahead but pay close attention to the flags flying on the beach. Yellow flag means a moderate risk of rip currents. Red flag means a high risk. Your seven day forecast very summer. Like to start with the hot humid afternoon storms as we get into Monday for Memorial Day, it'll be around 90 for the high but a cold front is coming. And by Tuesday we start to see some changes, smaller storm chances, but Wednesday and Thursday of next week look absolutely spectacular. It's going to be much less humid, plenty of sunshine, dry weather those days. 83 on Wednesday. And if you're not a fan of the heat enjoy Thursday. 76. The high with lows back in the fifties.</p>

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