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FXUS62 KRAH 291045
AFDRAH

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
645 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...

* Increasing shower and thunderstorm chances over the weekend into
  next week.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
As of 215 AM Wednesday...

1) It will be drier and rather pleasant much of the week, then
increasing showers and thunderstorms over the weekend into next
week.

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.DISCUSSION...
As of 215 AM Wednesday...

KEY MESSAGE 1... It will be drier and rather pleasant much of the
week, then increasing showers and thunderstorms over the weekend
into next week.

High pressure will shift from the Upper Mississippi Valley to
over the Mid-Atlantic states by Friday. Expect to see temperatures
to be slightly below normal for late July. As the high pressure
shifts offshore over the weekend, expect increasing moisture and
thunderstorm chances again by Saturday in the west and elsewhere by
Sunday into early next week.  This return of moisture with a trough
likely developing just west of the Appalachians will keep the
temperatures check Sunday into early next week. Highs may hold in
the 80s. Additional heavy rainfall is possible late in the weekend
into next week that may continue to bring relief with the ongoing
drought.

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.AVIATION /11Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
As of 645 AM Wednesday...

TAF period: There is patchy fog in the vicinity of RWI, but
otherwise VFR conditions are expected over the next 24 hours. There
will be just some spotty high clouds, and the wind will be out of
the northwest with some gusts during the day.

Outlook: Dry VFR conditions are forecast through at least Friday
night, with isolated showers/storms possible at INT/GSO Saturday and
Saturday night. Precipitation coverage will expand on Sunday, with
showers/storms likely at INT/GSO/RWI and more scattered coverage at
RDU/RWI.

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.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

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DISCUSSION...Badgett
AVIATION...Green