Weather and Climate Synopsis
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Orange County, North Carolina Weather and Climate Synopsis |
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Current Surface Map, [2nd Source TWC] Map of 24 Hr Rainfall (7AM - 7AM EST), 7 Day Rainfall Animation
NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. NCZ001-053-055-056-065-067-230300- WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ASHEVILLE CLEAR 75 68 78 SW5 30.05S JEFFERSON PTCLDY 72 66 83 CALM 30.10S MORGANTON PTCLDY 73 72 96 CALM 30.02S HICKORY CLEAR 79 72 79 S6 29.98S RUTHERFORDTON PTCLDY 80 71 74 CALM 29.99S MOUNT AIRY PTCLDY 80 72 75 CALM 30.00R BOONE CLEAR 70 64 83 CALM 30.11S $$ NCZ021-022-025-041-071-084-088-230300- CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS CHARLOTTE PTCLDY 80 74 81 S6 29.98R GREENSBORO CLEAR 80 71 74 SW9 29.96R WINSTON-SALEM CLEAR 82 70 66 SW5 29.98R RALEIGH-DURHAM PTCLDY 85 72 65 SW13 29.94S FORT BRAGG CLEAR 82 72 71 S6 29.96R FAYETTEVILLE CLEAR 81 74 79 S8 29.97R BURLINGTON CLEAR 81 70 69 SW5 29.95R LAURINBURG PTCLDY 80 75 84 S9 29.98S $$ NCZ011-015-027-028-043-044-047-080-103-230300- NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ROCKY MT-WILSO CLEAR 79 75 87 S6 29.94S GREENVILLE CLEAR 81 77 89 S8 29.98S WASHINGTON CLEAR 80 76 87 S5 29.97S ELIZABETH CITY CLEAR 81 77 88 S10 29.94F MANTEO CLEAR 82 76 83 SW15 29.97S CAPE HATTERAS CLEAR 83 78 85 SW12 29.99S $$ NCZ078-087-090-091-093-098-101-230300- SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LUMBERTON CLEAR 77 74 90 S3 29.98R GOLDSBORO CLEAR 81 81 100 S5 29.96R KINSTON CLEAR 81 75 83 S10 29.97S KENANSVILLE PTCLDY 79 73 83 SW3 29.98R NEW BERN CLEAR 79 77 94 S10 29.99R CHERRY POINT CLEAR 81 75 82 S7 29.99S BEAUFORT PTCLDY 82 77 84 SW16 29.99S JACKSONVILLE PTCLDY 79 77 94 SW6 29.98R WILMINGTON CLEAR 80 75 84 S7 29.99S $$
Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely...mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. .FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 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 OutlookTuesday August 22, 2017 the 234th Day of Year --------------------------------------------------- SUN Declination 11.370000 Distance 0.999717 AU Rise 06:39 EDT Set 19:54 EDT Transit Meridian 13:16 EDT Civil Twilight Begins 06:13 EDT Ends 20:19 EDT Calculations made for central point in the state. Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and elevation -- Priddy
///////////////////////////// AUGUST 22ND...HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS ...1816... The growing season for corn was cut short as damaging frosts were reported from North Carolina to interior New England. (David Ludlum) ...1923... The temperature at Anchorage AK reached 82 degrees, a record for August for the location which was later tied on the 2nd in 1978. (The Weather Channel) ...1987... A cold front lowered temperatures 20 to 40 degrees across the north central U.S., and produced severe thunderstorms in Ohio and Lower Michigan. An early morning thunderstorm near Sydney MI produced high winds which spun a car around 180 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) ...1988... Afternoon highs of 88 degrees at Astoria OR and 104 degrees at Medford OR were records for the date, and the number of daily record highs across the nation since the first of June topped the 2000 mark. (The National Weather Summary) ...1989... Evening thunderstorms in the central U.S. produced golf ball size hail at May City IA, and wind gusts to 66 mph at Balltown IA. Lightning struck a barn in Fayette County IA killing 750 hogs. Evening thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Havre. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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