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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. NCZ001-053-055-056-065-067-310100- WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ASHEVILLE FAIR 62 31 31 N5 30.06S JEFFERSON FAIR 56 24 29 W6G16 30.04R MORGANTON FAIR 65 24 20 CALM 30.04R HICKORY FAIR 65 29 25 W7 29.99R WILKESBORO NOT AVBL RUTHERFORDTON FAIR 66 25 20 NW10G16 30.00F MOUNT AIRY FAIR 67 16 14 NW5 29.99R BOONE N/A 56 23 27 NW21G28 30.04R $$ NCZ021-022-025-041-071-084-088-310100- CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS CHARLOTTE FAIR 67 37 33 SW7 29.98S GREENSBORO CLOUDY 67 32 27 W8 29.94R WINSTON-SALEM FAIR 69 30 23 W5 29.96R RALEIGH-DURHAM CLOUDY 70 36 28 W7 29.91S FORT BRAGG FAIR 71 35 26 W6 29.92F FAYETTEVILLE FAIR 70 38 31 SW5 29.93F BURLINGTON FAIR 69 36 29 W5 29.92S ROXBORO NOT AVBL HENDERSON FAIR 65 32 29 SW5 29.90R LOUISBURG FAIR 70 34 26 SW6 29.92S LAURINBURG FAIR 69 47 45 W5 29.96R $$ NCZ011-015-027-028-043-044-047-080-103-310100- NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ROCKY MT-WILSO FAIR 71 34 25 SW5 29.90F GREENVILLE FAIR 68 39 34 CALM 29.93S WASHINGTON FAIR 69 37 31 CALM 29.90F ELIZABETH CITY FAIR 67 42 40 S5 29.88F MANTEO FAIR 62 55 79 CALM 29.90S CAPE HATTERAS FAIR 70 56 61 SW8 29.91R $$ NCZ078-087-090-091-093-098-101-310100- SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS GOLDSBORO MOCLDY 71 38 30 SW5 29.89F KINSTON CLEAR 66 41 39 CALM 29.92R KENANSVILLE FAIR 68 45 42 SW3 29.92S HAZE NEW BERN FAIR 68 43 40 SW3 29.92F CHERRY POINT MOCLDY 70 42 36 SW6 29.92F BEAUFORT FAIR 68 52 56 SW9 29.92F JACKSONVILLE MOCLDY 73 41 31 W6 29.92S WILMINGTON FAIR 74 43 32 W8 29.94R $$
Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Cloudy. Periods of rain in the afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows around 40. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Occasional rain in the morning. Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the lower 40s. .FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in the lower 40s. .SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 70. Lows in the upper 40s. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s.
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 OutlookMonday March 30, 2020 the 90th Day of Year --------------------------------------------------- SUN Declination 4.340000 Distance 0.999720 AU Rise 06:02 EDT Set 18:35 EDT Transit Meridian 12:18 EDT Civil Twilight Begins 05:37 EDT Ends 19:00 EDT Calculations made for central point in the state. Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and elevation -- Priddy
MARCH 30TH HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS ...1823... A great Northeast storm with hurricane force winds raged from Pennsylvania to Maine. The storm was most severe over New Jersey with high tides, uprooted trees, and heavy snow inland. (David Ludlum) ...1899... A storm which buried Ruby CO under 141 inches of snow came to an end. Ruby was an old abandoned mining town on the Elk Mountain Range in the Crested Butte area. (The Weather Channel) ...1977... Hartford CT hit 87 degrees to establish a record for the month of March. (The Weather Channel)
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