Tuesday will be the warmest day we see for quite a while. High temperatures will top out around 70 to the low 70s across southeastern North Carolina.

A cold front will then move across the state late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning bringing much colder weather for the rest of the week.

The initial band of rain showers with the front will move through eastern North Carolina early Wednesday morning. Another area of showers may then develop later in the day.

Wednesday's highs will likely come in the morning. Temperatures will drop from the low 60s early in the day to the low and mid 50s in the afternoon.

The cold front that moves through early Wednesday will eventually stall off the North Carolina coast. That will keep mostly cloudy skies and off an on rain chances in the forecast through the end of the week.  

Temperatures will hold in the 40s for most of Thursday and Friday with the off-and-on rain.

Most of eastern North Carolina should see one to two inches of rain from Wednesday through Friday. Lower amounts around a half an inch to one inch are forecast farther inland in central North Carolina.  

Parts of the state's Piedmont could see snow mix in with the rain at times Friday. No accumulation is expected. Only a chilly rain is expected here in eastern North Carolina.

Dry and cold weather is in the weekend forecast. Highs in the mid 40s to near 50 are forecast for Saturday and Sunday. Morning lows will drop to low and mid 30s Saturday and to the upper 20s Sunday.

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