Today: Becoming mostly sunny. Warm and hazy. Highs 74-80. Northeast wind 5-10 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy and cool. Lows 48-54. Light wind.

Thursday: Increasing clouds. Scattered afternoon/evening showers and thundershowers. Highs 73-79. Northeast wind 10 mph or less.

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Quiet weather again today. Temperatures are expected to be near normal.

Comfortable evenings with low humidity levels this week. Lows in the 50s most nights (some 40s in normally colder spots).

You may notice hazy skies due to the ongoing fires in Canada. The smoke will remain in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere over our region, and should not pose an air quality issue locally.

A weak front will approach on Thursday. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected Thursday afternoon and evening. We are looking dry Friday behind the front.

An area of low pressure riding north along the Carolina coast will likely provide some unsettled weather this weekend (depending on its exact track). There's a small chance of rain Saturday (probably starting Saturday evening or night). Rain chances are highest Sunday (but again, details depend on the track of the low pressure area). It will be cooler this weekend with more clouds around (especially Sunday).

Some scattered showers and storms are possible Memorial Day (otherwise partly cloudy and warmer). Rain chances are lower Monday as the Sunday weather maker begins to fade away.

Highs are expected to trend above normal next week starting on Tuesday.

The normal high for this time of year in the Tri-Cities is 79. The normal low is 55.

-- Meteorologist David Boyd
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