Raleigh sets record for hottest August 29, with 101 degrees

Raleigh

, a city in

North Carolina

, set a new

record

for the highest temperature ever recorded on August 29, according to the

National Weather Service

.
The previous high of 100 degrees, recorded in 1948, was surpassed when the NWS measured a temperature of

101 degrees

at

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

at 2:54 pm on August 29.
In addition to the extreme heat,

storms

are possible later on Friday evening, with development anticipated between 9 pm and midnight.

Although not everyone in

central North Carolina

will encounter storms, those that do may be severe, potentially bringing damaging straight-line winds, according to media reports.
High

temperatures

are expected to fall back to the low 90s starting Friday, with a low risk for isolated storms through the weekend. Next week, temperatures are expected to drop into the 70s, with lows possibly reaching the 50s.