Forecast Last Updated at Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 6:50AM

Dry and Warm

Drier air is in place thanks to high pressure centered in Western Pennsylvania. Hurricane Maria is moving north and will effect the Outer Banks late Tuesday into Thursday (but probably not make landfall). In Western NC, enjoy warm, dry summer-like weather until a dry front moves through Thursday. Cooler air arrives by next weekend.

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Sunday Hi: 81 Lo: 56 Early AM patchy fog; A few afternoon clouds; Nice; Light East wind

Monday Hi: 81 Lo: 59 Mostly sunny & nice; Light NE wind

Tuesday Hi: 82 Lo: 59 Mostly sunny and warm; Light North wind

Wednesday Hi: 84 Lo: 62 More of the same; Sunshine with unseasonable warmth

Thursday Hi: 79 Lo: 56 Scattered clouds; Pleasant

Further Out

Friday - Scattered clouds; Less warm; High in the mid 70s; Low in the lower 50s
Saturday - Mostly clear; A step cooler; High in the lower 70s; Low in the upper 40s

Forecast Discussion

It would be difficult to write a nicer weather script for Western NC in late September. We are under the influence of high pressure centered in Western Pennsylvania and will eventually be in a subsidence region around the periphery of hurricane Maria (dry and warm because of sinking air). A dry front moves through Thursday. A secondary push of Canadian air arrives next weekend.

So, temperatures are summerish through Thursday. We'll be a step cooler Friday, and then noticeably cooler by the weekend. Dry weather prevails throughout.

The Tropics...
Jose's remnant low is no longer a recognizable feature. Hurricane Maria is a Category 2 storm northeast of the Bahamas. It moves north during the next two days then stalls southeast of Cape Hatteras. Friday, Maria will be swept northeast by the front that moves through here Thursday.

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