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Despite Friday’s rain, Stanley Cup parade-goers should expect mostly sunny skies to watch the Carolina Hurricanes march through Raleigh as champions.
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The Canes parade is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday in downtown Raleigh.
The National Weather Service reported that Saturday’s weather looks like a high of 89 degrees with mostly sunny skies. “Calm winds” are expected in the afternoon.
James Danco, a meteorologist with NWS Raleigh, told The News & Observer on Friday that “it’ll be very nice weather for the parade.”
He said the Thursday night and Friday morning rain “is already out of our area, and we’re expecting dry conditions now through tomorrow.”
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Danco said temperatures “should be right around 80 degrees to start and increasing into the mid 80s by early afternoon.” He said light winds are expected out of the northwest.
“Humidity looks good, too — much more comfortable than recent days,” Danco said. “Dew point’s only in the … mid to upper 50s.”
The parade route will pass along Hillsborough and Fayetteville streets downtown, culminating in a championship celebration in City Plaza.
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