Rain, some flooding expected from Beta's remnants

Raleigh, N.C. — Remnants from Beta will bring rain to much of North Carolina late Thursday and most of Friday.

WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said Thursday will be a mostly cloudy day with scattered, light rain. The chance for rain rises from 20% Thursday afternoon to 50% by Thursday night as tropical moisture moves into our area.

Our rain chances will increase Friday as the core of Beta’s remnants will move into central North Carolina.

Beta has dissipated and is no longer a tropical depression, but before it weakened the storm dropped close to 15 inches of rain in Texas. In contrast, the Triangle will see less than 1.5 inches of rain from Beta’s remnants.

The northern and western parts of the state will see more rain, up to 2 or 3 inches. Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee will also see rain from Beta.

Gardner said Friday will be the wettest day for us, possibly a “washout.” There is a 70% chance for rain all day, and most of the state is under a low risk to medium risk for flooding, although Gardner said any flooding impacts will be minimal.

There’s a Level 1 Risk for severe storms in the southern half of the WRAL viewing area on Friday. That encompasses part of Wake County, Sanford, Fayetteville and Goldsboro.

“Nothing will be too heavy, but we could see some ponding on local roadways,” said WRAL meteorologist Zach Maloch.

Although a 30% chance for rain lingers for Saturday and Sunday, much of the weekend will be dry, especially Sunday. Track the rain with the DualDoppler5000

“The weekend certainly does not look like a washout at all,” Gardner said,

Although elevated dew points could make the air feel steamy and summer-like again, the Climate Prediction Center’s temperature outlook for Sep. 29 through Oct. 5 shows below-normal temperatures for North Carolina.

Highs will be in the low 80s for the weekend and early next week, but fall-like weather returns Wednesday.