Raleigh residents should prepare to quickly shift from sun to showers, as the National Weather Service offers a mixed bag forecast for the coming week. Temperatures are expected to reach a high near 87 degrees today under partly sunny skies. Conditions will become mostly cloudy, with southwest winds between 6 and 13 mph and gusts up to 21 mph., as reported by the NWS.
The weather is expected to shift as a slight chance of showers enters the forecast beginning Sunday afternoon. Skies will be mostly sunny with a high near 88 degrees. Southwest winds will range from 11 to 16 mph, with gusts up to 28 mph. According to the National Weather Service, the chance of precipitation is 20 percent. By Sunday night, the likelihood of showers increases to 80 percent, mainly after 8 p.m., with new precipitation amounts between one-tenth and one-quarter of an inch possible.
Monday is expected to bring widespread rainfall, with the National Weather Service forecasting a 100% chance of showers and potential new rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches. Rain is likely to taper off by Monday night, though showers may continue before 2 a.m., with temperatures dropping to a low around 44 degrees…