Cloudy skies are expected throughout the day in Charlotte, with a 50 percent chance of showers at night, according to the National Weather Service. The highest chance of rain is expected to come after 9 p.m. ET, more than two-and-a-half hours after the start of the race.

Rain is set to continue in the Northeast on Thursday as New York City, Boston and Buffalo can expect a washout as the late-season nor’easter moves north along the coast.

Enjoy the last nice day we will see for a few days over the next week. Partly cloudy skies will remain in the afternoon before clouds increase later tonight. Rain showers will be spotty in the evening,

An unusual May nor’easter is soaking New England and threatening to bring snow to higher elevations as the states prepared for the Memorial Day holiday weekend

Rain could arrive in the Charlotte area by the start of the Coca Cola 600 in Concord on Sunday, but anything that falls should be light, a National Weather Service meteorologist said Friday. Ditto with Memorial Day in Charlotte, NWS forecaster Mike Rehnberg said. The NASCAR race begins at 6 p.m. Sunday.

Some cloud cover for our day today as temps stay cool. Our skies start off better and in the 50s, with many reaching a peak temp in the low 70s.

An unusual May nor’easter was pulling away from New England on Friday after soaking the region and setting some record cold temperatures. Massachusetts and Rhode Island received the most rain, getting at least several inches.

Daily rain chances in the forecast is on top of well-above normal amounts already for the month, according to the National Weather Service.