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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. NCZ001-053-055-056-065-067-082300- WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ASHEVILLE CLOUDY 57 49 74 S10 30.27R HAZE JEFFERSON DRIZZLE 52 46 80 S3 30.29R HICKORY CLOUDY 64 44 48 CALM 30.24F RUTHERFORDTON NOT AVBL MOUNT AIRY CLOUDY 65 45 47 SW5 30.27R $$ NCZ021-022-025-041-071-084-088-082300- CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS CHARLOTTE PTSUNNY 70 47 43 W3 30.25S GREENSBORO CLOUDY 65 44 46 W5 30.24S WINSTON-SALEM CLOUDY 67 42 40 S3 30.26S RALEIGH-DURHAM MOCLDY 72 44 36 W3 30.24S FORT BRAGG PTCLDY 72 45 36 N3 30.22S FAYETTEVILLE PTCLDY 73 45 36 SW3 30.24S $$ NCZ011-015-027-028-043-044-047-080-103-082300- NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ROANOKE RAPIDS FAIR 68 50 52 CALM 30.24S ROCKY MT-WILSO PTCLDY 70 44 39 SW3 30.24R GREENVILLE PTCLDY 72 43 35 CALM 30.24R WASHINGTON PTCLDY 70 44 38 CALM 30.25R ELIZABETH CITY NOT AVBL MANTEO PTCLDY 55 44 65 E6 30.27R CAPE HATTERAS PTCLDY 62 53 72 W3 30.26R $$ NCZ078-087-090-091-093-098-101-082300- SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LUMBERTON PTCLDY 72 49 44 W5 30.25S GOLDSBORO MOCLDY 69 46 43 SW8 30.22R KENANSVILLE PTCLDY 70 45 40 NW6 30.26R NEW BERN PTCLDY 69 44 40 W6 30.26R CHERRY POINT PTCLDY 69 45 41 W8 30.26R BEAUFORT PTCLDY 62 54 74 SW7 30.25S JACKSONVILLE MOCLDY 67 44 43 NW7 30.25R WILMINGTON PTCLDY 74 48 39 W6 30.25S $$
Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then cloudy with a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Breezy with lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Temperature falling into the upper 50s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Cooler with lows in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Cooler. Near steady temperature in the mid 40s. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain, breezy, cooler with lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 80 percent. .SUNDAY...Rain likely, mainly in the morning. Breezy with highs in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Cold with lows in the lower 30s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in the upper 30s. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 60. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 60s.
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
Wednesday February 08, 2023 the 39th Day of Year --------------------------------------------------- SUN Declination -14.740000 Distance 0.999724 AU Rise 07:08 EST Set 17:49 EST Transit Meridian 12:28 EST Civil Twilight Begins 06:42 EST Ends 18:14 EST Calculations made for central point in the state. Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and elevation -- Priddy
FEBRUARY 8TH HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS ...1835... A severe cold wave gripped the southeastern U.S. The mercury dipped to 8 above at Jacksonville FL, and to zero at Savannah GA. Orange trees were killed to the roots. (David Ludlum) ...1936... The temperature at Denver CO plunged to a record 30 degrees below zero. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) ...1987... A powerful storm produced blizzard conditions in the Great Lakes Region. Winds gusted to 86 mph at Janesville WI and Cleveland OH received 12 inches of snow. North winds of 50 to 70 mph raised the water level of southern Lake Michigan two feet, and produced waves 12 to 18 feet high, causing seven million dollars damage along the Chicago area shoreline. It was the most damage caused by shoreline flooding and erosion in the history of the city of Chicago. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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