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Orange County, North Carolina Weather and Climate Synopsis |
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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
NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. NCZ001-053-055-056-065-067-102200- WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ASHEVILLE MOSUNNY 51 26 37 N9 30.26S JEFFERSON SUNNY 43 19 38 E5 30.26S MORGANTON MOSUNNY 51 39 62 CALM 30.30S HICKORY MOSUNNY 51 37 58 CALM 30.29S WILKESBORO MOSUNNY 50 32 50 E3 30.33F RUTHERFORDTON PTSUNNY 50 39 66 CALM 30.31S MOUNT AIRY MOSUNNY 49 22 33 NE3 30.31F BOONE SUNNY 45 22 41 NE8 30.09S $$ NCZ021-022-025-041-071-084-088-102200- CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS CHARLOTTE PTSUNNY 50 36 58 N7 30.31F GREENSBORO PTSUNNY 47 28 47 NE8 30.32F WINSTON-SALEM MOSUNNY 48 30 49 CALM 30.33F RALEIGH-DURHAM PTSUNNY 49 32 52 NE9 30.35S FORT LIBERTY CLOUDY 45 37 71 NE8 30.33S FAYETTEVILLE CLOUDY 45 35 68 NE12 30.34S BURLINGTON SUNNY 48 30 49 MISG 30.33F ROXBORO MOSUNNY 46 30 53 N6 30.37R HENDERSON MOSUNNY 44 27 51 N5 30.35R LOUISBURG MOSUNNY 45 32 61 CALM 30.36F LAURINBURG CLOUDY 45 37 73 N10 30.35R $$ NCZ011-015-027-028-043-044-047-080-103-102200- NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ROCKY MT-WILSO MOSUNNY 45 31 58 NE7 30.36S GREENVILLE MOSUNNY 45 34 65 NE9 30.37R WASHINGTON CLOUDY 42 34 72 N5 30.37R ELIZABETH CITY PTSUNNY 44 30 57 NE14 30.36S MANTEO CLOUDY 39 30 70 N17G25 30.35S WCI 30 CAPE HATTERAS CLOUDY 41 39 93 N10G25 30.32R $$ NCZ078-087-090-091-093-098-101-102200- SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LUMBERTON CLOUDY 46 38 73 NE10G16 30.34R GOLDSBORO PTSUNNY 46 34 63 NE7 30.33R KINSTON CLOUDY 45 34 65 NE9 30.37R KENANSVILLE CLOUDY 43 36 75 NE12 30.36R NEW BERN CLOUDY 43 35 73 N13 30.35S CHERRY POINT CLOUDY 42 42 100 N12 30.34S BEAUFORT CLOUDY 44 38 79 N16G26 30.32R JACKSONVILLE NOT AVBL WILMINGTON CLOUDY 46 37 71 N12 30.33R $$
Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Sleet, rain likely with a slight chance of snow in the morning, then rain, freezing rain with a slight chance of sleet in the afternoon. Areas of fog in the afternoon. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Near steady temperature in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain with a chance of freezing rain in the evening, then rain and freezing rain after midnight. Areas of fog. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Rain. Areas of fog. Highs around 40. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain. Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west after midnight. Chance of rain near 100 percent. .THURSDAY...Rain likely in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of rain in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the upper 20s. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the upper 20s. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 80 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s. Temperature rising into the mid 50s after midnight. Chance of rain 80 percent. .SUNDAY...Showers, mainly in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. Temperature falling into the mid 50s in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Much colder with lows in the mid 20s. .WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the mid 40s.
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
FEBRUARY 10TH HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS ...1899... The temperature at Monterey plunged to 29 degrees below zero, establishing record for the state of Virginia. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) ...1973... A major snowstorm struck the southeastern U.S. It produced as much as 18 inches in Georgia, and up to two feet of snow in South Carolina. (David Ludlum) ...1978... As much as eight inches of rain drenched southern California resulting in widespread flooding and mudslides. The heavy rainfall produced a wall of water which ripped through the mountain resort community of Hidden Springs drowning at least thirteen persons. The storm was one of the most destructive of record causing fifty million dollars damage. (David Ludlum) ...1982... Bismarck ND experienced its 45th consecutive day of subzero temperature readings which tied the previous record long string of subzero daily lows ending on the same date in 1937. (David Ludlum) ...1987... A storm in the northeastern U.S. produced heavy snow in southeastern Maine. Grand Falls and Woodland received 15 inches, mainly during the early morning hours, while most of the rest of the state did not even see a flake of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) ...1988... Bitter cold arctic air gripped the north central U.S. International Falls MN was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 35 degrees below zero. Record warm readings were reported in southern California, with highs of 78 at San Francisco and 88 at Los Angeles. San Juan Capistrano CA was the hot spot in the nation with a high of 92 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) ...1989... For the first time all month winter relaxed its grip on the nation. The temperature at Brownsville TX warmed above 60 degrees for the first time in six days, ending their second longest such cold spell of record. (The National Weather Summary) ...1990... Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front continued to produce severe weather across the southeastern U.S. through the morning hours and into the late afternoon. There were a total of twenty-nine tornadoes in twenty-nine hours, and 245 reports of large hail or damaging winds. Pre-dawn thunderstorms produced high winds which injured at least seventy persons in Alabama and Georgia, and caused more than twelve million dollars property damage. A tornado at Austell GA prior to daybreak injured two persons and caused two million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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