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FNUS52 KRAH 201832
FWFRAH
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
DISCUSSION
A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT WILL EXTEND WEST TO EAST OVER CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THIS MORNING. A PREFRONTAL TROUGH WILL
MOVE THROUGH NC THIS AFTERNOON AND BE FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT
TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER THE CAROLINAS AND MOVE OFF
THE COAST ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
NCZ021-202100-
FORSYTH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 20 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+4) 49 (+3) 62
RH % (24H TREND) 28 (-48) 66 (-33) 44
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 10 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.01 0.01
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 3 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 11 AM CONTINUING 1 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6360 420 2590
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 31 W 13 SW 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 197160 5460 12950
BURN CATEGORY 5 0 0
INVERSION 46F/8AM 6PM 55F/11AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 8 POOR 10 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 117 VERY GOOD7 POOR 13 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C E C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ022-202100-
GUILFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENSBORO AND HIGH POINT
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+3) 49 (+1) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 30 (-47) 61 (-38) 45
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 G20 W 6 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 10 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.00 0.02
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 12 PM 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5560 470 2250
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 26 W 13 S 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 144560 6110 11250
BURN CATEGORY 5 0 0
INVERSION 48F/8AM 6PM 55F/11AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 10 POOR 9 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 92 GOOD 7 POOR 11 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D E C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ023-202100-
ALAMANCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURLINGTON, GRAHAM, AND MEBANE
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+3) 49 (0) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (-40) 62 (-38) 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 G22 W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 G21 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.00 0.02
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 12 PM 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5590 450 1960
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 22 W 14 S 3
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 122980 6300 5880
BURN CATEGORY 5 0 0
INVERSION 49F/8AM 6PM 56F/11AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 8 POOR 7 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 87 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 8 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ024-202100-
ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HILLSBOROUGH, CHAPEL HILL, AND CARRBORO
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+4) 50 (+2) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-34) 60 (-40) 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 G22 W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 G21 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.00 0.03
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 1 PM 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5780 410 1760
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 22 W 13 S 3
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 127160 5330 5280
BURN CATEGORY 5 0 0
INVERSION 50F/8AM 6PM 56F/11AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 30 FAIR 8 POOR 8 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 84 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 7 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D E C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ007-202100-
PERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ROXBORO
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (+4) 48 (+3) 60
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-41) 61 (-38) 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 G21 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 12 PM 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5350 430 2140
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 22 W 12 SW 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 117700 5160 10700
BURN CATEGORY 5 0 0
INVERSION 44F/11AM 6PM 50F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 11 POOR 12 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 69 GOOD 7 POOR 11 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C E B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ025-202100-
DURHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DURHAM AND ROUGEMONT
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+4) 50 (+1) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (-29) 59 (-38) 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 G22 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 7 G20 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.00 0.02
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 1 PM 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5590 470 1700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 22 W 12 S 3
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 122980 5640 5100
BURN CATEGORY 5 0 0
INVERSION 51F/8AM 6PM 53F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 7 POOR 9 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 77 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 7 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ008-202100-
GRANVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OXFORD AND CREEDMOOR
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (+3) 49 (+3) 59
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (-31) 60 (-37) 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 7 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.00 0.01
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 1 PM 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5390 480 1820
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 22 W 10 SW 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 118580 4800 9100
BURN CATEGORY 5 0 0
INVERSION 49F/9AM 6PM 51F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 22 FAIR 9 POOR 13 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 64 GOOD 7 POOR 9 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ009-202100-
VANCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HENDERSON AND KITTRELL
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (+3) 49 (+3) 59
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-31) 62 (-35) 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 7 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 1 PM 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4810 500 1770
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 21 W 12 SW 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 101010 6000 10620
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 0
INVERSION 49F/9AM 6PM 52F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 21 FAIR 11 POOR 15 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 58 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 10 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D E B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ010-202100-
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WARRENTON AND NORLINA
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (+3) 49 (+2) 59
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-28) 65 (-32) 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 5 G20 W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 6 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 1 PM 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4860 500 1770
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 W 10 SW 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 97200 5000 8850
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 0
INVERSION 49F/10AM 6PM 52F/8AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 8 POOR 17 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 51 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 10 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ011-202100-
HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROANOKE RAPIDS, ENFIELD,
AND SCOTLAND NECK
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (+3) 49 (+3) 59
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (-25) 72 (-28) 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 6 G22 W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 7 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.00 0.01
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 3 PM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4490 440 1760
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 18 W 9 SW 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 80820 3960 8800
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 0
INVERSION 52F/9AM 6PM 53F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 7 POOR 14 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 51 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 10 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ026-202100-
FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOUISBURG AND FRANKLINTON
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+1) 50 (+2) 59
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (-22) 60 (-38) 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 6 G23 W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 7 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.00 0.02
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 2 PM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5160 470 1660
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 22 W 10 W 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 113520 4700 8300
BURN CATEGORY 5 0 0
INVERSION 50F/8AM 6PM 54F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 35 FAIR 9 POOR 11 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 61 GOOD 7 POOR 7 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 2 2 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D E C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ027-202100-
NASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NASHVILLE, SPRING HOPE, AND ROCKY MOUNT
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+3) 50 (+2) 60
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (-21) 62 (-38) 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 G23 W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 G21 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.00 0.03
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 2 PM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5080 490 1680
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 21 NW 12 SW 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 106680 5880 8400
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 0
INVERSION 51F/8AM 6PM 55F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 12 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 48 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 7 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D E C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ028-202100-
EDGECOMBE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TARBORO AND PRINCEVILLE
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+3) 51 (+2) 60
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (-16) 62 (-38) 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 G23 W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 G21 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.04
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 3 PM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4570 520 1720
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 W 13 SW 3
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 91400 6760 5160
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 0
INVERSION 54F/8AM 6PM 55F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 56 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 12 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 46 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 8 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ038-202100-
DAVIDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEXINGTON AND THOMASVILLE
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+3) 50 (-4) 62
RH % (24H TREND) 29 (-33) 63 (-36) 44
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 G22 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.00 0.03
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 12 PM 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5990 380 2220
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 25 W 10 S 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 149750 3800 11100
BURN CATEGORY 5 0 0
INVERSION 57F/8AM 6PM 59F/1PM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 37 FAIR 7 POOR 8 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 103 VERY GOOD5 VERY POOR 9 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ039-202100-
RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ASHEBORO AND ARCHDALE
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+4) 50 (-4) 62
RH % (24H TREND) 30 (-38) 61 (-38) 42
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 8 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 G21 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.00 0.03
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 1 PM 4 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6020 400 2000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 23 W 12 S 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 138460 4800 10000
BURN CATEGORY 5 0 0
INVERSION 58F/8AM 6PM 59F/1PM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 47 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 7 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 93 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 8 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ040-202100-
CHATHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILER CITY AND PITTSBORO
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+3) 51 (-3) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-33) 59 (-40) 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 G20 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.00 0.04
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 1 PM 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5720 450 1750
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 21 NW 10 SE 3
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 120120 4500 5250
BURN CATEGORY 5 0 0
INVERSION 56F/8AM 6PM 57F/11AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 49 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 6 VERY POOR
MAX ADI LATE 83 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 7 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ041-202100-
WAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RALEIGH, CARY, APEX, WAKE FOREST,
AND KNIGHTDALE
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+4) 52 (0) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-24) 58 (-39) 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 G20 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.00 0.04
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 2 PM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5160 450 1580
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 21 W 10 SE 3
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 108360 4500 4740
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 0
INVERSION 56F/8AM 6PM 56F/10AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 50 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 8 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 74 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 7 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ042-202100-
JOHNSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SMITHFIELD, SELMA, AND CLAYTON
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+3) 53 (-2) 62
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (-17) 61 (-37) 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 G22 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.06
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 2 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5100 440 1540
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 W 10 SE 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 102000 4400 7700
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 0
INVERSION 60F/8AM 6PM 58F/10AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 62 GOOD 9 POOR 7 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 55 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 9 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ043-202100-
WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WILSON
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+2) 52 (+2) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 49 (-17) 61 (-38) 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 8 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 G22 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.06
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 3 PM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4900 470 1670
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 21 W 12 SE 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 102900 5640 8350
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 0
INVERSION 56F/8AM 6PM 57F/10AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 62 GOOD 9 POOR 9 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 57 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 8 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ073-202100-
STANLY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ALBEMARLE
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 20 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+3) 52 (-9) 64
RH % (24H TREND) 29 (-24) 63 (-30) 45
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.03 0.06
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM 3 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 1 PM CONTINUING 4 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6240 360 1900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 21 W 8 SE 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 131040 2880 11400
BURN CATEGORY 5 0 0
INVERSION 67F/8AM 6PM 60F/1PM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 60 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 6 VERY POOR
MAX ADI LATE 92 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 10 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ074-202100-
MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF TROY
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 20 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+4) 52 (-9) 63
RH % (24H TREND) 31 (-25) 61 (-34) 44
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 8 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.03 0.07
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 3 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 1 PM CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6070 340 2120
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 W 9 SE 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 121400 3060 12720
BURN CATEGORY 5 0 0
INVERSION 66F/8AM 6PM 60F/1PM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 58 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 7 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 124 VERY GOOD4 VERY POOR 10 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ075-202100-
MOORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTHERN PINES, PINEHURST, ABERDEEN,
AND CARTHAGE
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 20 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+4) 52 (-8) 63
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (-28) 58 (-39) 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 7 G21 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.03 0.08
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 3 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 1 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5710 380 1920
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 W 10 SE 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 114200 3800 9600
BURN CATEGORY 5 0 0
INVERSION 64F/8AM 6PM 59F/11AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 63 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 6 VERY POOR
MAX ADI LATE 83 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 10 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ076-202100-
LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SANFORD
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+4) 51 (-7) 63
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-26) 58 (-39) 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 8 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 G21 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.00 0.05
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 2 PM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5710 390 1830
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 18 W 9 SE 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 102780 3510 9150
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 0
INVERSION 62F/8AM 6PM 59F/11AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 58 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 6 VERY POOR
MAX ADI LATE 80 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 9 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ077-202100-
HARNETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LILLINGTON, ANGIER, BUIES CREEK, ERWIN,
AND DUNN
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+4) 53 (-6) 64
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (-21) 58 (-38) 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 G22 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.07
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 2 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5500 400 1850
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 18 W 10 SE 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 99000 4000 9250
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 0
INVERSION 64F/8AM 6PM 59F/10AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 64 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 7 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 79 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 10 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ078-202100-
WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+1) 53 (-3) 63
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (-11) 69 (-29) 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 10 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.10
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 3 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4620 400 1530
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 W 10 E 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 92400 4000 7650
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 0
INVERSION 63F/8AM 6PM 59F/10AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 71 GOOD 8 POOR 9 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 61 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 9 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ083-202100-
ANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WADESBORO AND POLKTON
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+3) 54 (-10) 65
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (-20) 62 (-26) 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.04 0.10
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM 3 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 1 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6250 340 2360
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 22 W 7 SE 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 137500 2380 14160
BURN CATEGORY 5 0 0
INVERSION 67F/8AM 6PM 60F/12PM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 68 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 6 VERY POOR
MAX ADI LATE 89 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 12 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ084-202100-
RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCKINGHAM AND ELLERBE
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+4) 54 (-9) 65
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (-20) 62 (-31) 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 7 G21 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.03 0.11
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 3 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5730 350 2190
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 21 W 7 SE 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 120330 2450 13140
BURN CATEGORY 5 0 0
INVERSION 65F/7AM 6PM 61F/12PM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 65 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 7 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 84 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 12 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ085-202100-
SCOTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAURINBURG, CAMP MACKALL, AND WAGRAM
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+5) 55 (-8) 66
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-20) 71 (-25) 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 11 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 10 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.14
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 4 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5450 380 1990
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 NW 3 E 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 109000 1140 15920
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 1
INVERSION 66F/8AM 6PM 61F/11AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 75 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 10 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 70 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 12 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ086-202100-
HOKE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF RAEFORD
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+4) 54 (-9) 65
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-18) 64 (-30) 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 11 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 11 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.10
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 2 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5340 370 1900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 W 8 SE 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 106800 2960 11400
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 0
INVERSION 66F/8AM 6PM 61F/11AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 76 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 9 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 67 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 10 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ088-202100-
CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAYETTEVILLE, SPRING LAKE, AND HOPE MILLS
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+3) 54 (-10) 66
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (-15) 69 (-23) 45
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 10 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 10 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.12
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 2 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5200 390 1720
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 W 8 SE 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 104000 3120 10320
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 0
INVERSION 66F/8AM 6PM 59F/10AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 78 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 10 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 62 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 11 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ089-202100-
SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLINTON AND ROSEBORO
132 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+3) 55 (-7) 65
RH % (24H TREND) 54 (-10) 79 (-16) 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.14
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 AM
PRECIP END 3 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4650 370 1600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 18 W 9 E 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 83700 3330 11200
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 0
INVERSION 65F/8AM 6PM 61F/11AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 76 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 10 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 65 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 12 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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