NORTH CAROLINA -- Thursday’s sunny skies and lower than normal humidity made a pleasant change from typical July weather. 

• The best chance for thunderstorms Friday will be across southeastern North Carolina
• Scattered storms will be more numerous Saturday and Sunday
• July humidity will come back to the region for the weekend

A change is in the forecast as a cold front that has stalled over southern South Carolina will move north as a warm front on Friday. This will bring back typical July humidity to the region for the weekend along with an increasing chance for showers and thunder storms.

The best chance for thunderstorms Friday will be across southeastern North Carolina but a few storms could make their way into portions of central North Carolina by late afternoon.

Scattered storms will be more numerous Saturday and Sunday, with some producing heavy downpours, frequent lightning and gusty winds.

This will be the beginning of an unsettled weather pattern that will keep unsettled weather in the forecast through next week.

Computer model forecasts indicate much of the area will see around two to five inches of rain from this weekend through Thursday evening. 

Long range forecasts suggest the wet weather pattern may then continue into the following week.