Orange County, North Carolina
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WEATHER ROUNDUP FOR ORANGE COUNTY: Regional Hourly Observations


NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.

NCZ001-053-055-056-065-067-231700-
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ASHEVILLE      MOSUNNY   71  46  40 N14G22    29.98F                  
JEFFERSON      CLOUDY    60  50  69 N12G21    29.97F                  
HICKORY        CLOUDY    70  56  61 N9        29.89F                  
RUTHERFORDTON  NOT AVBL                                               
MOUNT AIRY     NOT AVBL                                               
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NCZ021-022-025-041-071-084-088-231700-
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
CHARLOTTE      PTSUNNY   69  58  67 N13G26    29.86F                  
GREENSBORO     CLOUDY    59  56  89 N14G25    29.80F                  
WINSTON-SALEM  LGT RAIN  63  58  83 N16G24    29.84F                  
RALEIGH-DURHAM RAIN      60  57  89 NW10G24   29.67S FOG              
FORT BRAGG     CLOUDY    64  57  79 NW15      29.69R                  
FAYETTEVILLE   CLOUDY    65  58  78 W16G23    29.71R                  
$$
 
NCZ011-015-027-028-043-044-047-080-103-231700-
NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ROANOKE RAPIDS HVY RAIN  61  61 100 N25G37    29.49F VSB 1            
ROCKY MT-WILSO RAIN      64  60  87 NW22G31   29.48S FOG              
GREENVILLE     LGT RAIN  66  66 100 W7        29.34R                  
ELIZABETH CITY NOT AVBL                                               
MANTEO         CLOUDY    76  68  77 S24G36    29.63R                  
CAPE HATTERAS  LGT RAIN  74  70  87 S28G45    29.65R FOG              
$$
 
NCZ078-087-090-091-093-098-101-231700-
SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
LUMBERTON      CLOUDY    64  59  83 NW14G22   29.75R                  
GOLDSBORO      RAIN      62  62  99 W18       29.52R FOG              
KINSTON        RAIN      63  63 100 W15G23    29.52R                  
KENANSVILLE    RAIN      61  61 100 W15G22    29.63R FOG              
NEW BERN       CLOUDY    66  62  87 SW20G32   29.58R                  
CHERRY POINT   CLOUDY    66  66 100 SW22G31   29.60R                  
BEAUFORT       CLOUDY    69  64  84 SW21G35   29.64R                  
JACKSONVILLE   LGT RAIN  63  63 100 SW15G28   29.62R                  
WILMINGTON     CLOUDY    59  58  96 W17G26    29.70R                  
$$

  

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FORECAST FOR ORANGE COUNTY: 7-Day Forecast
Sat Sep 23 12:37:53 EDT 2023

.REST OF TODAY...Rain, windy, cooler. Near steady temperature
around 60. North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
Chance of rain 90 percent. 
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Rain, mainly in the evening. Breezy. Near
steady temperature in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph with gusts up
to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Warmer with highs in the mid 70s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph, becoming north after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
through the day. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the upper 50s. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a
30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in the
upper 50s. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. 

12-48 Hr Surface Forecast Maps, TWC 4-Panel Surface Forecast, Fire Danger, Day 1 Precip, Day 2


MEDIUM & LONG RANGE OUTLOOK

                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY     120 DAY    180 DAY
                                           NOV05   NOV05-JAN06 DEC05-FEB06 FEB06-APR06
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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 Outlook

ALMANAC INFORMATION

Saturday September 23, 2023 the 266th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination -0.350000
Distance 0.999719 AU
Rise 07:03 EDT Set 19:09 EDT
Transit Meridian 13:06 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 06:38 EDT Ends 19:33 EDT

Calculations made for central point in the state.
Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and
elevation -- Priddy


HISTORICAL WEATHER AND CLIMATE FACTS FOR TODAY

SEPTEMBER 23RD
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1815...
One of the greatest hurricanes to strike New England made landfall at Long
Island and crossed Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It was the worst
tempest in nearly two hundred years, equal to the hurricane which struck in
1938, and one of a series of severe summer and autumn storms to affect
shipping lanes that year. (David Ludlum)
...1904...
The temperature at Charlotteburg NJ dipped to 23 degrees, the coldest
reading of record for so early in the autumn for the state. (The Weather
Channel)
...1983...
A thunderstorm downburst caused a timber blowdown in the Kaibab National
Forest north of the Grand Canyon. Two hundred acres were completely
destroyed, and scattered destruction occurred across another 3300 acres.
Many trees were snapped off 15 to 30 feet above ground level. (The Weather
Channel)
...1987...
Autumn began on a rather pleasant note for much of the nation. Showers and
thunderstorms were confined to Florida and the southwestern deserts. Warm
weather continued in the western U.S., and began to spread into the Great
Plains Region, but even in the southwestern deserts readings remained below
100 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
...1988...
Thunderstorms developing along a cold front in the south central U.S.
produced severe weather in Oklahoma during the afternoon and early evening
hours. Thunderstorms produced softball size hail near Noble and Enterprise,
and baseball size hail at Lequire and Kinta. A tornado near Noble OK
destroyed a mobile home injuring one person. (The National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)
...1989...
Seventeen cities in the north central U.S. reported record low temperatures
for the date, including Devils Lake ND with a reading of 22 degrees.
Jackson KY reported a record low of 41 degrees during the late afternoon.
Strong northwesterly winds ushering cold air into the central and
northeastern U.S. gusted to 55 mph at Indianapolis IND. Winds along the
cold front gusted to 65 mph at Norfolk VA, and thunderstorms along the cold
front deluged Roseland NJ with 2.25 inches of rain in one hour. The
temperature at Richmond VA plunged from 84 degrees to 54 degrees in two
hours. Snow and sleet was reported at Binghamton NY. (Storm Data) (The
National Weather Summary)
...2006...
A slow-moving storm system brought torrential rains to Kentucky on 
September 22 and 23, 2006, resulting in widespread flooding.  Eight people 
were killed in the state. It was the worst general flood since the March 
1997 flood.  It was the deadliest weather event in this area since seven 
people were killed in the flood of March 1-2, 1997, and the Super Outbreak 
of tornadoes on April 3, 1974 when 72 lives were lost.

Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky