While rain remains in Fayetteville’s forecast, the city and region may avoid the heavier downpours this weekend that had been possible due to Atlantic Ocean storms, according to overnight and Saturday weather data.
Storms off the coast — Imelda, currently named tropical depression 9, and Hurricane Humberto, which is presently further out in the Atlantic — are bringing rain to the NC coast and further inland, including southeastern North Carolina.
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Chick Jacobs, an experienced weather tracker for The Fayetteville Observer, wrote on X just before 10 a.m. that “overnight trends are encouraging for the Carolinas. A slower Imelda and a stronger Humberto reduce the chances of a landfall and keeps torrential rainfall off the coast.”
The National Weather Service in Raleigh forecast rainfall amounts Saturday for Fayetteville between a tenth and quarter of an inch, with higher amounts possible due to thunderstorms. The chance of rain this evening is 40%, the Weather Service stated.
The Sunday forecast for Fayetteville calls for a high near 81 degrees, a 50% chance of rain and a similar rainfall amount to Saturday, according to the Weather Service.
Monday is expected to bring a 70% chance of rain, higher winds, with gusts reaching 21 mph and up to an inch of rain possible by Monday night, the Weather Service states.
Opinion Editor Myron B. Pitts can be reached at mpitts@fayobserver.com.
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