NC Weather Forecast: When Will Huntersville See The Sun Again?

HUNTERSVILLE, NC — It’s another day of rain and gloomy clouds in the piedmont of North Carolina, as the region braces for potential flash flooding and a potentially soggy weekend.

Slow creeping showers and thunderstorms could create hazardous conditions Thursday ranging from high winds to flash flooding, National Weather Service forecasters warned.

“Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to redevelop over the area later today,” NWS said in a hazardous weather outlook bulletin. “Slow-moving and training storms may produce torrential downpours over a short period of time, resulting in localized flash flooding. In addition to the heavy rain potential, cloud-to-ground lightning and gusty winds will be possible with stronger storms. Gusty winds could blow down a few trees due to very wet or saturated soils.”

The threat of rain and thunderstorms continue throughout the weekend and into early next week. The rain soaked forecast has one silver lining, however. The temperatures should stay below 80 degrees for most of the weekend.

Here is your weekend forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today (May 17)
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 78. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 4am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Low around 69. South southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday (May 18)
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday (May 19)
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday (May 20)
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Monday (May 21)
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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