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***SPECIAL NOTE...THE IDENTIFIER FOR THIS PRODUCT WILL CHANGE LATER TODAY. THE NEW IDENTIFIER WILL BE AWUS82 KRAH... RDURWSRAH. *** MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS KEPT TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL YESTERDAY FOR THE LAST DAY OF JUNE ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. HIGHS WERE IN THE MID AND UPPER 70S IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS...WITH HIGHS BETWEEN 82 AND 87 FROM THE PIEDMONT TO THE COAST. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOPED IN THE AFTERNOON ALONG A WEAK BOUNDARY ACROSS THE STATE DISSIPATED BEFORE MIDNIGHT...LEAVING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE. DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOPED IN MANY LOCATIONS THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT. TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE LOWER 70S ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN TO THE COAST...MID AND UPPER 60S FROM THE FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE PIEDMONT...AND UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP PLENTY OF MOIST AIR INTO THE STATE TODAY. THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL ALLOW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND SOME ISOLATED FLOODING...MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. AFTER A CLOUDY START...EXPECT SKIES TO BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH HIGHS REACHING THE MID 80S IN MOST LOCATIONS...EXCEPT UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S IN THE MOUNTAINS. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE MAINLY IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. THIS WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. DGS/RFG
Current Surface Map, [2nd Source TWC] Map of 24 Hr Rainfall (7AM - 7AM EST), 7 Day Rainfall AnimationNOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. NCZ001-053-055-056-065-067-141100- WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ASHEVILLE FAIR 40 36 86 CALM 30.00R JEFFERSON FAIR 42 31 65 CALM 30.03R MORGANTON FAIR 44 38 81 CALM 30.01R HICKORY FAIR 46 40 79 CALM 30.00R WILKESBORO FAIR 46 41 81 NE6 30.07S RUTHERFORDTON FAIR 48 36 61 CALM 29.99R MOUNT AIRY FAIR 47 43 84 E6 30.05R BOONE FAIR 34 34 99 CALM 29.86S $$ NCZ021-022-025-041-071-084-088-141100- CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS CHARLOTTE FAIR 53 43 68 NE9 29.98R GREENSBORO FAIR 45 43 93 NE9 30.01F WINSTON-SALEM FAIR 47 43 86 NE8 30.03S RALEIGH-DURHAM CLOUDY 48 43 82 NE7 30.04R FORT LIBERTY FAIR 49 47 92 NE3 30.00R FAYETTEVILLE FAIR 48 45 89 NE6 30.00R BURLINGTON MOCLDY 45 43 93 N8 30.03R ROXBORO CLOUDY 43 43 100 NE5 30.07R HENDERSON NOT AVBL LOUISBURG CLOUDY 43 43 100 N8 30.06R FOG LAURINBURG FAIR 47 47 100 NE7 29.99S $$ NCZ011-015-027-028-043-044-047-080-103-141100- NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ROCKY MT-WILSO N/A 46 44 93 NE6 30.05R FOG GREENVILLE CLOUDY 48 48 100 N7 30.04R WASHINGTON CLOUDY 47 45 93 NE7 30.05R FOG ELIZABETH CITY CLOUDY 46 44 93 N9 30.07R FOG MANTEO CLOUDY 45 45 99 N9 30.06R CAPE HATTERAS CLOUDY 50 49 96 VRB7 30.03R $$ NCZ078-087-090-091-093-098-101-141100- SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LUMBERTON FAIR 51 49 92 NE5 29.98R GOLDSBORO CLOUDY 50 48 91 E9 30.01R FOG KINSTON CLOUDY 49 47 95 NE7 30.04R KENANSVILLE NOT AVBL NEW BERN CLOUDY 50 47 89 NE8 30.04R CHERRY POINT NOT AVBL BEAUFORT FOG 53 51 93 NE8 30.01R VSB 3/4 JACKSONVILLE CLOUDY 50 50 100 NE9 30.01R FOG WILMINGTON FAIR 46 45 96 CALM 30.00R $$
Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. Windy. Near steady temperature in the upper 50s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 50 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. .SUNDAY...Showers, windy with highs in the lower 60s. South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers. Much cooler with lows in the mid 30s. .MONDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the lower 50s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Much warmer with highs in the mid 60s. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Cooler with highs in the mid 50s.
12-48 Hr Surface Forecast Maps, TWC 4-Panel Surface Forecast, Fire Danger, Day 1 Precip, Day 2
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Temperature: Below Below Normal Normal Normal Normal
Precipitation: Above Above Normal Normal Normal Normal
.... Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day OutlookMARCH 14TH HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS ...1870... The term "blizzard" was first applied to a storm which produced heavy snow and high winds in Minnesota and Iowa. (David Ludlum) ...1944... A single storm brought a record 21.6 inches of snow to Salt Lake City UT. (The Weather Channel) ...1960... Northern Georgia was between snowstorms. Gainesville GA received 17 inches of snow during the month, and reported at least a trace of snow on the ground 22 days in March. Snow was on roofs in Hartwell GA from the 2nd to the 29th. (The Weather Channel)
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