WE ARE TRACKING RAIN LIKELY

COOLER TEMPERATURES

SHOWERS FOR THE WEEKEND

MAINLY NEAR OR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES

Forecast:

Friday: Cloudy, wet, and raw. Rounds of rain, heavy at times with isolated thunderstorms east of Highway 17. Highs: 66-70 inland, 68-72 beaches. Wind: East/northeast 10-20 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, scattered showers and mild. Lows 62-67. Winds east 5-10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, isolated showers and thunderstorms. Highs 78-83. Winds south 5-10 mph.

Marine Forecast: Small Craft Advisory until 2 AM Saturday. Seas will be 4' to 8' and water temperatures are in the low 70s at the Crystal Coast and on the Outer Banks. The Rivers and Sounds are in the low 70s and will rough, decreasing to choppy on Friday. Winds will be from the east 15-25 knots, gusts to 30 knots at the Crystal Coast and on the Outer Banks. High tide is at 7:39am and low tide is at 1:34pm.

Weather Summary:

We are tracking low pressure in the StormTrack 12 Weather Center. The low will be off the South Carolina coast on Friday. Rain will be likely, with isolated thunderstorms across eastern Carolina. Breezy conditions and below normal temperatures will close out your Friday. Some heavy rain is possible at times. Highs will be in the low to mid 70s inland and at the beaches.

The low will lift along our coast into the Mid-Atlantic coast on Friday night. There is a chance for scattered showers and mild temperatures. Chances continue to decrease overnight. Lows will be in the low 60s inland and mid 60s along the coast.

The low will head into the New England states on Saturday, with the trailing cold front off out coast. Another cold front will cross the Tennessee Valley and move toward the southern Appalachians. Between the two fronts will drop the rain chances to 20 percent. You could even see partly cloudy skies at times. Temperatures will warm in the afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 70s at the beaches and low 80s inland.

StormTrack 12 meteorologists are tracking a cold front crossing the area on Sunday. You will see the rain chances jump back to to 50 percent to close out the weekend.

High pressure will push down the eastern side of the mountains on Monday. You should see sunny skies and warm temperatures to kick off the new work week.

The high will remain to our north on Tuesday. You will see mainly sunshine and slightly below normal temperatures.

Another cold front will slip south through Virginia on Wednesday. This will bring partly cloudy skies and a 20 percent chance for isolated showers. Temperatures will remain a few degrees below normal.

The front will be just to our south on Thursday. You will see partly cloudy skies and there is a chance for scattered showers.

Highs will be in the upper 70s to low 80s Sunday through Thursday. Lows will be in the upper 50s to low 60s Saturday night through Thursday night.

You can always get the latest forecast and weather information on NewsChannel 12, wcti12.com, the StormTrack 12 weather app and our social media on Facebook and Twitter.

Our normal high 81, low 59.

Tropical Forecast: The 2023 Hurricane Season starts June 1st. There are no areas in the Atlantic Basin where tropical cyclone development is expected over the next seven days.