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Orange County, North Carolina Weather and Climate Synopsis |
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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 $$ NCZ021-022-025-041-071-084-088-231700- CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS CHARLOTTE PTSUNNY 69 58 67 N13G26 29.86F GREENSBORO CLOUDY 59 56 89 N14G25 29.80F WINSTON-SALEM LGT RAIN 63 58 83 N16G24 29.84F RALEIGH-DURHAM RAIN 60 57 89 NW10G24 29.67S FOG FORT BRAGG CLOUDY 64 57 79 NW15 29.69R FAYETTEVILLE CLOUDY 65 58 78 W16G23 29.71R $$ 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 $$ NCZ078-087-090-091-093-098-101-231700- SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LUMBERTON CLOUDY 64 59 83 NW14G22 29.75R GOLDSBORO RAIN 62 62 99 W18 29.52R FOG KINSTON RAIN 63 63 100 W15G23 29.52R KENANSVILLE RAIN 61 61 100 W15G22 29.63R FOG NEW BERN CLOUDY 66 62 87 SW20G32 29.58R CHERRY POINT CLOUDY 66 66 100 SW22G31 29.60R BEAUFORT CLOUDY 69 64 84 SW21G35 29.64R JACKSONVILLE LGT RAIN 63 63 100 SW15G28 29.62R WILMINGTON CLOUDY 59 58 96 W17G26 29.70R $$
Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel
.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
6 TO 10 DAY 8 TO 14 DAY 30 DAY 90 DAY 120 DAY 180 DAY NOV05 NOV05-JAN06 DEC05-FEB06 FEB06-APR06 ----------- ----------- -------- --------- --------- --------- 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
Saturday September 23, 2023 the 266th Day of Year --------------------------------------------------- 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
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.
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