Raleigh Weather Discussion
Today will be a good reminder that we are in mid-December. Temperatures will likely hold in or slowly fall through the 40s today with occasional rain showers around. This occurs as a wave of low pressure forms along a stalled out frontal boundary and moves NE off the Southeast coast today. At the same time an area of high pressure in the Northeast will keep cool air locked in at the surface. The result rain and cool temperatures through tonight.
We should dry out tomorrow with a gradual warming trend. Temps will likely be back in the 60-65 range by Friday through this weekend.
A generally more unsettled weather pattern will set up for Sunday through Tuesday as an energetic trough forms over the eastern US. We could see 2 or even 3 different storm systems form in this window. As of now, after a couple of runs of a further south solution, most of the guidance shows the storm system a rain storm for our area with the threat for snow further north over the Ohio Valley and Northeast. I think the pattern is not supportive right now of a southeast winter storm threat, so I think this will end up being a rain event for the area early next week. But I will watch it.
Cold air will likely funnel in behind this storm for mid to late next week with temperatures below normal by several degrees, certainly feeling more Christmas like.