FORECAST: Rising heat gives way to rainy weekend

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CHARLOTTE — ABOVE: The latest forecast update from Severe Weather Center 9. To stay on top of changing weather conditions, be sure to download our free WSOC-TV weather app.

  • Quite warm today with highs near 90 degrees and heat index values in the lower 90s.
  • This warmup is brief though as a cold front arrives tomorrow evening.
  • This will touch off scattered showers and storms by the afternoon and then the rain becomes more widespread by tomorrow night.
  • No major storms, but lightning will be an issue tomorrow.
  • Sunday’s rain may last most of the day with totals adding up to 2” in spots (locally higher amounts possible.)
  • Temps stay in the 80s tomorrow and then fall to the 60s on Sunday with the rain.
  • Drier and more comfortable for next week.

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