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FNUS52 KRAH 202014
FWFRAH
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
DISCUSSION
A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT
BEFORE STALLING OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY MORNING. THIS
BOUNDARY WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST TOWARDS THE CAROLINA COAST INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
NCZ021-210800-
FORSYTH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 80 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 50 60 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (-2) 87 (-5) 67 86
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+2) 62 (+11) 100 64
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.34 0.51 0.01
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 3 AM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 440 3950 440 4140
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 5 SE 7 E 7 SW 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2200 27650 3080 24840
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 73F/9AM 7PM 69F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 37 FAIR 10 POOR 6 VERY POOR 8 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 24 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 7 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ022-210800-
GUILFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENSBORO AND HIGH POINT
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 80 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (-2) 87 (-6) 66 85
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+3) 62 (+13) 100 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.42 0.63 0.01
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 4 AM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 420 3810 440 4050
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 6 S 6 SE 7 W 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2520 22860 3080 20250
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 8PM 73F/9AM 8PM 71F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 39 FAIR 9 POOR 9 POOR 7 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 24 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 7 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ023-210800-
ALAMANCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURLINGTON, GRAHAM, AND MEBANE
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 90 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 30 50 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-1) 88 (-5) 66 85
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (0) 63 (+14) 100 70
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.30 0.50 0.76 0.04
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 3750 440 3780
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 SE 6 SE 8 SW 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2400 22500 3520 18900
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 74F/9AM 7PM 71F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 33 FAIR 8 POOR 7 POOR 7 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 22 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 7 8 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ024-210800-
ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HILLSBOROUGH, CHAPEL HILL, AND CARRBORO
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 90 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 30 50 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (-2) 89 (-4) 66 84
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 63 (+13) 100 71
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.29 0.43 0.87 0.04
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 420 3510 410 3430
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 SE 6 S 5 SW 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2520 21060 2050 20580
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 74F/9AM 7PM 71F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 33 FAIR 8 POOR 10 POOR 6 VERY POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 21 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ007-210800-
PERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ROXBORO
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 30 90 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 30 50 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-3) 86 (-7) 65 85
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 61 (+14) 100 64
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.31 0.30 0.86 0.03
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 420 3510 420 3360
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 7 SE 7 S 5 SW 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2940 24570 2100 23520
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 73F/9AM 7PM 71F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 39 FAIR 10 POOR 14 GEN POOR 7 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 21 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 23 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 9 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ025-210800-
DURHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DURHAM AND ROUGEMONT
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 50 90 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 30 50 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (-4) 90 (-3) 67 85
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+1) 62 (+11) 100 71
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.33 0.98 0.04
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 440 3550 420 3180
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 7 SE 6 SW 5 SW 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 3080 21300 2100 19080
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 75F/9AM 8PM 72F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 8 POOR 11 POOR 6 VERY POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 22 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 7 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ008-210800-
GRANVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OXFORD AND CREEDMOOR
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 30 90 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 30 50 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (-3) 87 (-5) 66 84
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+2) 63 (+13) 100 67
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.29 0.31 0.85 0.04
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 420 3110 410 3430
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 7 E 5 S 5 SW 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2940 15550 2050 24010
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 74F/9AM 8PM 74F/10AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 32 FAIR 9 POOR 13 GEN POOR 6 VERY POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 25 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ009-210800-
VANCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HENDERSON AND KITTRELL
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 20 90 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 20 50 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (-3) 86 (-7) 66 84
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+5) 63 (+14) 100 70
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.27 0.38 0.97 0.04
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 430 3160 420 3370
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 SE 5 SE 5 SW 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2580 15800 2100 26960
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 74F/9AM 8PM 72F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 36 FAIR 10 POOR 15 GEN POOR 7 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 28 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ010-210800-
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WARRENTON AND NORLINA
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 20 90 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 20 50 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-2) 88 (-6) 67 85
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+4) 62 (+11) 100 70
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.28 0.32 1.01 0.07
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 420 3350 420 3070
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 SE 5 SE 5 S 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2520 16750 2100 24560
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 75F/9AM 7PM 73F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 36 FAIR 10 POOR 15 GEN POOR 8 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 24 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ011-210800-
HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROANOKE RAPIDS, ENFIELD,
AND SCOTLAND NECK
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 90 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 20 50 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-2) 88 (-5) 67 84
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 63 (+4) 100 72
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.30 0.33 0.81 0.14
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 420 3510 420 2690
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 SE 6 SE 5 SW 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2520 21060 2100 21520
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 75F/9AM 7PM 73F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 32 FAIR 9 POOR 14 GEN POOR 8 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 23 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 9 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F B F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ026-210800-
FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOUISBURG AND FRANKLINTON
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 40 90 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 40 50 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-2) 89 (-4) 67 85
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+2) 62 (+10) 100 74
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.26 0.26 1.03 0.05
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 3 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 430 3320 420 2780
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 SE 6 S 5 S 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2580 19920 2100 19460
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 75F/9AM 7PM 73F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 8 POOR 13 GEN POOR 8 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 21 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 22 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ027-210800-
NASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NASHVILLE, SPRING HOPE, AND ROCKY MOUNT
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 40 80 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 40 50 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (-2) 90 (-5) 68 85
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-1) 60 (+9) 100 73
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.40 0.78 0.10
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 3 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 420 3450 410 2790
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 SE 6 S 6 SW 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2520 20700 2460 22320
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 77F/9AM 7PM 74F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 8 POOR 15 GEN POOR 8 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 21 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F B F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ028-210800-
EDGECOMBE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TARBORO AND PRINCEVILLE
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 60 80 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 60 50
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (-1) 90 (-5) 69 85
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+1) 61 (+9) 100 72
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.47 0.59 0.18
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 3 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 420 3750 410 3500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 7 SE 6 S 5 SW 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2940 22500 2050 28000
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 77F/9AM 7PM 74F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 8 POOR 13 GEN POOR 8 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 22 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F A F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ038-210800-
DAVIDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEXINGTON AND THOMASVILLE
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 70 90 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 50 60 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (0) 89 (-4) 66 85
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+1) 60 (+10) 100 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.58 0.67 0.01
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING 11 AM
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING 4 AM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 420 4380 410 4140
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 5 SE 7 SW 3 W 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2100 30660 1230 24840
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 74F/9AM 7PM 71F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 8 POOR 12 POOR 6 VERY POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 25 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 9 8 10
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ039-210800-
RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ASHEBORO AND ARCHDALE
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 70 80 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 40 60 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (0) 90 (-3) 66 85
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+1) 59 (+11) 100 68
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.17 0.63 0.59 0.02
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 380 4650 410 3840
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 5 SE 7 SW 3 SW 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 1900 32550 1230 23040
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 74F/9AM 7PM 74F/10AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 37 FAIR 7 POOR 9 POOR 6 VERY POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 23 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 8 8 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ040-210800-
CHATHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILER CITY AND PITTSBORO
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 70 90 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 40 60 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-2) 92 (-3) 66 86
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+2) 57 (+10) 100 69
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.69 0.79 0.05
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 390 4250 410 3860
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 5 SE 7 SW 5 SW 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 1950 29750 2050 23160
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 76F/9AM 8PM 72F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR 7 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 23 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 25 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ041-210800-
WAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RALEIGH, CARY, APEX, WAKE FOREST,
AND KNIGHTDALE
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 90 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 40 60 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (-2) 92 (-3) 68 86
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+1) 58 (+8) 100 70
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.23 0.35 0.94 0.05
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 410 3790 420 3350
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 SE 7 S 3 SW 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2460 26530 1260 26800
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 77F/9AM 7PM 73F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 35 FAIR 7 POOR 15 GEN POOR 8 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 24 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 7 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F A F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ042-210800-
JOHNSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SMITHFIELD, SELMA, AND CLAYTON
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 70 90 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 50 60 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (-2) 92 (-4) 69 86
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-2) 57 (+8) 100 73
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.59 1.11 0.10
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 410 4220 400 3230
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 S 7 S 6 SW 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2460 29540 2400 25840
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 78F/9AM 7PM 75F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 27 FAIR 7 POOR 13 GEN POOR 9 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 26 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 23 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F A F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS
AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ043-210800-
WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WILSON
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 70 90 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 50 60 50
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (0) 91 (-5) 69 85
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (0) 59 (+10) 100 71
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.65 0.76 0.15
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 420 4170 410 3630
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 7 S 6 S 8 SW 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2940 25020 3280 32670
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 78F/9AM 7PM 75F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 8 POOR 13 GEN POOR 10 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 22 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 25 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F A F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ073-210800-
STANLY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ALBEMARLE
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 70 70 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 50 70 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-2) 94 (-2) 67 87
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (0) 53 (+7) 100 63
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.69 0.58 0.02
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING 6 AM
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING 4 AM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 390 4910 410 4250
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 5 S 7 SW 3 SW 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 1950 34370 1230 25500
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 76F/9AM 7PM 72F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 36 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 11 POOR 4 VERY POOR
MAX ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 27 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 30 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 8 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 10 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F A F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ074-210800-
MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF TROY
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 80 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 50 60 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-1) 94 (-3) 67 88
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+2) 53 (+10) 100 62
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.96 0.68 0.04
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING 6 AM
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING 4 AM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 370 4840 390 4170
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 5 S 7 S 3 SW 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 1850 33880 1170 25020
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 1
INVERSION 8PM 77F/9AM 7PM 75F/10AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 41 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR 5 VERY POOR
MAX ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 32 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 28 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 8 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 10 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F A F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ075-210800-
MOORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTHERN PINES, PINEHURST, ABERDEEN,
AND CARTHAGE
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 90 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 40 60 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (-1) 93 (-3) 67 86
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+1) 53 (+8) 100 65
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.70 0.66 0.07
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 4670 400 3870
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 5 S 7 SW 5 SW 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2000 32690 2000 27090
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 78F/9AM 7PM 76F/10AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR 7 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 34 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 29 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 8 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 10 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F A F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ076-210800-
LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SANFORD
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 70 90 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 40 60 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (-1) 93 (-3) 67 86
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+1) 54 (+8) 100 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.26 0.68 0.71 0.05
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 4370 410 3760
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 5 SE 7 S 5 SW 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2000 30590 2050 26320
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 78F/9AM 7PM 74F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR 7 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 32 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 32 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 9 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 10 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F A F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ077-210800-
HARNETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LILLINGTON, ANGIER, BUIES CREEK, ERWIN,
AND DUNN
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 70 90 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 50 60 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (-1) 94 (-2) 69 86
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+2) 54 (+6) 100 67
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.20 0.64 0.85 0.07
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 390 4160 390 3390
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 S 7 S 5 SW 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2340 29120 1950 30510
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 79F/9AM 7PM 77F/10AM
DISPERSION POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 7 POOR 13 GEN POOR 7 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 28 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 29 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 9 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 10 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F A F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ078-210800-
WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 70 90 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (0) 93 (-3) 69 86
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-2) 58 (+8) 100 71
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.83 1.05 0.16
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 4270 410 3700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 S 7 S 6 SW 10
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2400 29890 2460 37000
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 2
INVERSION 7PM 80F/9AM 6PM 76F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 11 POOR 11 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 26 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 27 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 10 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F A F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ083-210800-
ANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WADESBORO AND POLKTON
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 80 70 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 60 70 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (-1) 95 (-1) 68 88
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+1) 50 (+7) 100 62
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.44 0.53 0.08
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 5310 400 4260
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 5 S 8 S 5 W 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2000 42480 2000 29820
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 1
INVERSION 8PM 78F/9AM 7PM 76F/10AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 33 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 9 POOR 4 VERY POOR
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 40 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 32 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 8 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 10 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F A F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ084-210800-
RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCKINGHAM AND ELLERBE
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 80 80 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 50 70 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (-1) 95 (-2) 68 87
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+3) 51 (+9) 100 62
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.58 0.57 0.12
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 380 4950 400 4180
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 6 S 8 S 5 SW 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2280 39600 2000 33440
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 78F/9AM 7PM 76F/10AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 8 POOR 6 VERY POOR
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 40 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 31 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 8 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 10 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F A F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ085-210800-
SCOTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAURINBURG, CAMP MACKALL, AND WAGRAM
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 80 80 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 60 70 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (-1) 95 (-2) 70 87
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (0) 52 (+7) 100 67
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.70 0.70 0.11
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 410 4670 410 3680
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 7 S 7 SW 3 SW 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2870 32690 1230 29440
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 79F/9AM 6PM 74F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 7 POOR 8 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 38 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 28 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 9 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 10 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F A F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ086-210800-
HOKE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF RAEFORD
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 80 90 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 50 70 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (0) 94 (-2) 69 87
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (0) 54 (+8) 100 69
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.17 0.60 0.66 0.09
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 410 4560 410 3690
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 S 7 S 3 SW 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2870 31920 1230 29520
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 79F/9AM 6PM 74F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 26 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 11 POOR 8 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 36 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 28 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 8 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 10 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F A F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ088-210800-
CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAYETTEVILLE, SPRING LAKE, AND HOPE MILLS
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 80 90 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 50 70 50
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (0) 95 (-2) 70 87
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (0) 54 (+6) 100 68
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.72 0.94 0.12
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 420 4310 370 3420
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 7 S 7 SW 3 SW 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2940 30170 1110 30780
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 1
INVERSION 7PM 80F/9AM 6PM 76F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 7 POOR 10 POOR 8 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 31 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 29 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 8 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 10 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F A F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ089-210800-
SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLINTON AND ROSEBORO
413 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 80 90 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 60 70 50
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (-1) 95 (-1) 70 88
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (-1) 54 (+4) 100 69
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.55 0.89 0.16
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 4450 410 3380
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 S 7 S 5 SW 10
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2400 31150 2050 33800
BURN CATEGORY 0 1 0 2
INVERSION 7PM 80F/9AM 7PM 76F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 26 FAIR 7 POOR 12 POOR 10 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 30 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 28 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 9 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F A F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WIND.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
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