RALEIGH, N.C. -- High pressure gave the area great weather on Thursday and more nice weather is on the way for Friday.
- Afternoon highs will bounce back into a more normal range for late August
- We will start the weekend on Saturday with mostly sunny skies
- Hurricane Dorian remains a significant threat to the southeast coast of the United States
That same high will set us up for a touch of fall in the Friday morning forecast with below average low temperatures and clear skies. With dry air over the region, along with a full day of sunshine, afternoon highs will bounce back into a more normal range for late August.
We will start the weekend on Saturday with mostly sunny skies and above average temperatures. By Sunday, a cold front may get close enough to North Carolina to trigger a few late day showers and rumbles of thunder.
In the tropics, Erin was absorbed by a cold front earlier on Thursday. However, Hurricane Dorian remains a significant threat to the southeast coast of the United States. The storm is forecast to be a major hurricane at landfall, which at this time looks to be as far north as southern Georgia or as far south as the Florida Keys.
For our area, the question is, "Where does Dorian go after landfall?" Many models do turn the system northward after landfall and that could mean the remnants of the storm could impact our weather from Wednesday into next weekend, depending on the speed and track of the storm.
Something we'll need to watch in the coming days.
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