Good evening, North Carolina. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.

Your Weather Planner

A very warm, humid and active weather pattern returned to the state on Monday as showers and storms rolled from west to east through the afternoon. We'll see a few showers and storms lingering into the evening hours before fizzling out. 

Clouds with mild and humid conditions are expected as we start Tuesday. We'll see temperatures mainly in the low to mid-70s from the Piedmont over to the coast with slightly cooler numbers in the foothills and mountains. 

Another round of showers and storms will fire up across the western side of the state during the afternoon and push to the east as the atmospheric pattern stays in place. Temperatures will depend on when clouds and rain arrives, so expect temperatures in the mid to upper 80s and near 90 in the west, and highs in the low to mid-90s in the east. 

Heat and humidity will combine to create dangerous feels-like temperatures, so protect yourself from the heat if you have to be outside any stretch of time. 

We'll see more of the same on Wednesday with some small changes to the forecast later this week.

Get your full forecast: Charlotte | Triad | Triangle | Coastal | Mountain

Tomorrow's Forecast

1. Polls open Tuesday morning for dozens of local elections in N.C.

The biggest races this week are for mayor and city council members in Charlotte, Greensboro, Fayetteville. Hickory, Mooresville and Sanford where voters will also choose their next mayors and city council members.

2. 'I won't let them take my dignity': Survivors of Native American boarding schools speak out

From the early 1800s until the 1960s, Native American boarding schools were established nationwide in an effort to assimilate Native Americans into American culture. One survivor, who attended a school in North Dakota, said nearly 70 years later, she still recalls a constant feeling of loneliness; she said she was constantly hungry and was beaten.

3. Veteran says oxygen therapy is helping his PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder and the lack of care for it are two issues plaguing the veteran population. Now, there’s an option: hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The option became available after the state legislature designated funding.

4. Everyday Hero: Andrew Pappas

Andrew Pappas, 18, picked an outdoor refrigerator as his Eagle Scout Service Project. The community refrigerator is at the Ada Jenkins Center in Davidson. The fridge has free fruits and vegetables and is accessible 24 hours a day.

Your Notes for Tomorrow

• The NCDEQ hosts a community information session, outlining new requirements Chemours must take in water filtration for the chemical GenX
• Former president Donald Trump is the keynote speaker for America First Policy Institute's America First agenda summit
• Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on law enforcement officer safety
• Senate Judiciary subcommittee holds a hearing on decriminalizing cannabis at the federal level
• Federal Open Market Committee meeting begins
• Jazz at Lincoln Center 2022 Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame induction concert series begins