The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Central North Carolina. Residents should brace for a significant drop in temperature combined with stiff northwest winds that are expected to bring real-feel temps into the teens and twenties throughout Thursday.
Today, Raleigh faces a 40% chance of rain showers before afternoon, followed by mostly cloudy skies and a high near 55 degrees. However, the fleeting warmth will soon be usurped by colder air; winds continue to come from the southwest at speeds of 6 to 9 mph. Tonight, there is a slight chance of more showers between midnight and 3 am with mostly cloudy conditions persisting, and a low around 29 degrees is anticipated. The southwest winds will shift to the northwest after midnight, maintaining a rate of 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday is set to be much colder and brisk with temperatures struggling to climb above 39 degrees. The humidity will drop, and the northwest wind will whip around 11 mph, with possible gusts ascending to 21 mph—making the cold that much more biting. It will be mostly cloudy at first, but the sun is expected to make an appearance later in the day, according to the NWS forecast…