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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
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. NCZ001-053-055-056-065-067-232000- WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ASHEVILLE CLOUDY 42 40 92 S7 30.18F FOG JEFFERSON LGT RAIN 38 38 100 CALM 30.16F MORGANTON DRIZZLE 38 38 100 N3 30.26S HICKORY CLOUDY 41 41 100 N6 30.22F FOG WILKESBORO NOT AVBL RUTHERFORDTON CLOUDY 43 43 100 N5 30.23F FOG MOUNT AIRY RAIN 40 38 92 CALM 30.24F BOONE RAIN 38 38 100 CALM 30.18F $$ NCZ021-022-025-041-071-084-088-232000- CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS CHARLOTTE LGT RAIN 43 40 89 NE9 30.22F GREENSBORO RAIN 38 38 100 N7 30.23F FOG WCI 33 WINSTON-SALEM RAIN 38 37 97 NE8 30.24F FOG WCI 32 RALEIGH-DURHAM LGT RAIN 41 41 100 NE5 30.22F FOG FORT BRAGG CLOUDY 43 43 100 NE7 30.18F FOG FAYETTEVILLE FOG 45 43 93 NE8 30.19F VSB 1 BURLINGTON RAIN 41 39 93 N7 30.22F FOG ROXBORO NOT AVBL HENDERSON RAIN 38 38 97 NE6 30.23F WCI 34 LOUISBURG RAIN 41 41 100 CALM 30.25F LAURINBURG CLOUDY 45 44 97 NE9 30.20F FOG $$ NCZ011-015-027-028-043-044-047-080-103-232000- NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ROCKY MT-WILSO LGT RAIN 44 43 96 VRB3 30.22F FOG GREENVILLE CLOUDY 46 45 93 E9 30.20F WASHINGTON CLOUDY 47 46 93 E9 30.20F ELIZABETH CITY LGT RAIN 48 46 93 E16 30.24F FOG MANTEO RAIN 49 49 99 E15G21 30.24F CAPE HATTERAS LGT RAIN 63 56 78 E12 30.17F $$ NCZ078-087-090-091-093-098-101-232000- SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS GOLDSBORO LGT RAIN 46 44 92 NE5 30.19F KINSTON CLOUDY 48 46 93 NE7 30.20F KENANSVILLE CLOUDY 48 46 93 N5 30.20F NEW BERN CLOUDY 50 49 96 E9 30.19F CHERRY POINT CLOUDY 53 53 100 NE12 30.20F BEAUFORT CLOUDY 56 53 90 N12 30.17F JACKSONVILLE DRIZZLE 52 50 93 E8 30.16F FOG WILMINGTON CLOUDY 52 48 86 VRB5 30.18F $$
Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel
.REST OF TODAY...Periods of rain and drizzle. Near steady temperature in the lower 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. .TONIGHT...A chance of rain and drizzle in the evening, then periods of rain and drizzle after midnight. Areas of fog. Near steady temperature in the lower 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of rain near 100 percent. .SUNDAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Cloudy with periods of rain and drizzle in the morning, then mostly sunny with a chance of sprinkles in the afternoon. Breezy and much warmer with highs around 70. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy with lows in the mid 30s. West 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. .MONDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear, cold with lows in the lower 30s. .TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in the mid 30s. .WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in the upper 30s. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 30s. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs around 50.
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 OutlookSaturday February 23, 2019 the 54th Day of Year --------------------------------------------------- SUN Declination -9.560000 Distance 0.999723 AU Rise 06:51 EST Set 18:04 EST Transit Meridian 12:27 EST Civil Twilight Begins 06:26 EST Ends 18:29 EST Calculations made for central point in the state. Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and elevation -- Priddy
----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEBRUARY 23RD...HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS...WITH KENTUCKY HIGHLIGHS... ...1802... A great snowstorm raged along the New England coast producing 48 inches of snow north of Boston. Three large ships from Salem were wrecked along Cape Cod. (David Ludlum) ...1936... A severe blizzard in the Sierra Nevada Range closed Donner Pass. It stranded 750 motorists and claimed seven lives. (David Ludlum) ---------- KENTUCKY CLIMATE HIGHLIGHTS --------- ...FEBRUARY 1899... February. "The month will go down in Kentucky history as 'the cold February'. From the 9th to the 14th was a period of unprecedented cold; the temperature in many portions of the State going to 20 to 30 degrees below zero," and to -33 degrees F at Sandy Hook on 2/11/1899. In at least one location, "the Kentucky River, solidly frozen, was possible for team and wagon." Priddy, UKAWC ...1996... The mercury climbed to 79 degrees at the Jackson KY NWS Weather Office. This reading represents the warmest February temperature ever recorded at the Jackson Weather Office since climate records begin in 1981. (NWS Jackson, KY)
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