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Moisture returns on Sunday while we monitor Tropical Storm Chantal

Scattered showers and storms will be around Sunday afternoon

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RICHMOND, Va. -- Skies will be mostly clear overnight, but you'll start to feel a bit more humidity in the air by morning. Lows will be in the mid to upper 60s.

Sunday will offer morning sunshine before the clouds gather. Some scattered showers and thunderstorms will move across the region during the afternoon. An onshore breeze will continue around the circulation of Tropical Storm Chantal. Chantal is expected to move onshore in South Carolina during the early morning hours of Sunday. It will track north-northeast into North Carolina before falling apart.

The moisture from Chantal will bring the threat of scattered showers and thunderstorms to our region Sunday afternoon. Highs Sunday will be in the mid to upper 80s with a noticeable increase in the humidity.

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Heavier rain will impact eastern South and North Carolina Sunday into Monday. If you've got plans to head to the Outer Banks, the worst weather will be gone before Tuesday, although a few scattered afternoon storms are possible through the week. More details can be found in the CBS 6 Hurricane Tracker.

It will stay muggy the rest of the week across central Virginia with scattered storms possible each day. Not all areas will see rain each day, but if you get caught in the storms, very heavy rain is possible with localized flooding. Highs will be in the upper 80s and low 90s.

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