Good morning, weather watchers! This is your friendly neighborhood meteorologist with your weekend forecast for the Raleigh area.

Let's break down what Mother Nature has in store for us. Today, we're looking at increasing clouds with temperatures climbing to a crisp 47 degrees. Winds will be calm in the morning, then switching to a gentle southwest breeze around 5 miles per hour in the afternoon.

Tonight, expect cloudy skies early on, but don't worry - we'll see some gradual clearing, with temperatures dipping down to a chilly 29 degrees. Perfect hot cocoa weather, if you ask me!

Sunday is bringing us some sunshine! We'll see a high near 53 degrees with a light west wind. Sunday night stays mostly clear, with temperatures dropping to around 30 degrees.

Moving into Monday, get ready for another sunny day with temperatures warming up to 60 degrees. A calm wind will shift to a light southerly breeze in the afternoon.

Tuesday continues the sunny trend, with temperatures reaching a delightful 68 degrees. Wednesday follows suit, hitting near 66 degrees.

Now, things get interesting on Thursday. We're looking at a 40 percent chance of showers, with partly sunny skies and temperatures around 66 degrees. Thursday night keeps a 30 percent chance of rain, with mostly cloudy conditions.

Friday rounds out our forecast with mostly sunny skies and temperatures near 57 degrees.

For more detailed information, check out the link in our show notes to the National Weather Service Raleigh website.

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