Headlights glow in a gray wall of fog across Raleigh this morning, and visibility has dropped to a quarter mile in spots. Drivers along I-40, I-440, and I-540 are navigating reduced sight distance as temperatures hold near 50 degrees at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
North Carolina remains under a Dense Fog Advisory until 10 a.m.
According to the National Weather Service in Raleigh, visibility may fall to 0.25 mile or less across the northern-central Piedmont and Coastal Plain through mid-morning. Forecasters warn that low visibility could make driving hazardous, especially near school zones and busy interchanges.
Slow down and use low-beam headlights. Leave extra distance between vehicles.
Conditions should gradually improve by late morning as the fog lifts and clouds thin. By afternoon, showers and thunderstorms become likely, mainly after noon. Highs climb near 79 degrees with south winds shifting west at 7 to 15 mph. Some downpours could briefly reduce visibility again on area roadways.
Tonight turns partly cloudy with lows near 53 degrees.
Saturday brings another round of rain, mainly before early afternoon, with highs near 61. Showers remain possible Saturday night into Sunday. Sunday stays mostly cloudy with rain likely and highs near 52. Temperatures then drop sharply into early Monday, with lows near 32 Sunday night.
Watch for flash-freeze potential on bridges if roads stay wet.
Monday turns mostly sunny but cooler, with highs near 46. By midweek, temperatures rebound into the upper 50s, and late next week trends milder still. Longer-range outlooks favor above-normal readings, hinting at early spring warmth across central North Carolina.
Five-Day Outlook for Raleigh:
- Saturday: Rain likely, high 61.
- Sunday: Rain likely, high 52.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, high 46.
- Tuesday: Sunny, high 48.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, high 58.
