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Raleigh, North Carolina – Christmas travel planning is accelerating across North Carolina as the busy Dec 19–Dec 23 holiday window approaches, and late-week weather could play a role in how smoothly trips unfold. While temperatures are expected to trend above normal overall, periods of rain and regional differences could still affect travel timing.
Sunday remains quiet statewide, but attention turns to mid- and late week as an active pattern develops across the Southeast. According to the National Weather Service in Raleigh, rain is possible late Thursday into Friday as moisture moves through the region. Most of central and eastern North Carolina is expected to see rain, while colder air lingering in the western mountains could allow for a brief rain-and-snow mix or freezing rain at higher elevations…