North Carolina
WATCH: Wildfire Smoke Concentrations Rising in North Carolina, Fall-Feel Remains This Weekend
EARLY SATURDAY Cool low 50s are expected along the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) by Saturday morning. East of North Carolina and Virginia’s High Country, morning lows will range from the mid-50s to near 60 degrees from Mount Airy into the Piedmont Triad. THIS WEEKEND Moderate air quality levels return to the region as wildfire smoke moves into the airea and ground-level ozone formation becomes more likely with warmer 80s. Low humidity remains the predominant feature of the forecast through early Sunday as high temperatures gradually return to the low 80s Saturday. By Sunday, dewpoints are forecast to be in the upper 50s to near 60 with comfortable humidity as highs climb into the upper 80s.