917
FNUS52 KRAH 222013
FWFRAH
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA TODAY WILL MOVE
SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE OVER EASTERN CANADA WILL THEN EXTEND SOUTH INTO THE
CAROLINAS THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK BRINGING MUCH COOLER
AIR INTO THE AREA.
NCZ021-230800-
FORSYTH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 90 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-8) 61 (-16) 55 61
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 96 (+19) 100 82
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 8 NE 9 G18 NE 9 G17 NE 10 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 9 G18 NE 9 G18 NE 9 NE 8 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.13 0.38 0.29
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1100 1980 620 2480
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 12 NE 18 NE 16 NE 14
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 13200 35640 9920 34720
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION NONE NONE NONE NONE
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 28 FAIR 29 FAIR 27 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 33 FAIR 14 GEN POOR 30 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ022-230800-
GUILFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENSBORO AND HIGH POINT
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 70 80 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-7) 62 (-15) 54 61
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 95 (+15) 100 83
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 8 NE 10 NE 10 G17 NE 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 8 NE 10 G18 NE 9 NE 10 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.21 0.15 0.26 0.28
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1080 1860 500 2490
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 16 NE 17 NE 15 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 17280 31620 7500 37350
BURN CATEGORY 1 1 0 2
INVERSION NONE NONE NONE NONE
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 27 FAIR 30 FAIR 28 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 32 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ023-230800-
ALAMANCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURLINGTON, GRAHAM, AND MEBANE
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 70 70 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-9) 63 (-15) 55 62
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 94 (+13) 100 86
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 7 NE 9 NE 9 G17 NE 10 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 7 NE 10 G17 NE 9 N 10 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.10 0.16 0.21
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 870 1950 420 2490
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 16 NE 18 NE 15 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 13920 35100 6300 37350
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION 7PM 64F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 27 FAIR 30 FAIR 26 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 34 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ024-230800-
ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HILLSBOROUGH, CHAPEL HILL, AND CARRBORO
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 70 60 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-9) 65 (-14) 55 63
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 93 (+11) 100 84
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 7 NE 9 NE 9 G17 NE 10 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 7 NE 9 G17 NE 8 N 9 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.20 0.09 0.10 0.12
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 540 1960 420 2530
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 13 NE 18 NE 15 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 7020 35280 6300 37950
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION 11PM 64F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 27 FAIR 30 FAIR 24 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 33 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ007-230800-
PERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ROXBORO
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 60 60 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (-12) 63 (-13) 55 62
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 89 (+7) 99 78
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 7 NE 9 NE 9 G17 NE 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 7 NE 9 G17 NE 8 N 9
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.21 0.11 0.09 0.05
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 1940 480 2440
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 15 NE 18 NE 15 N 14
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6750 34920 7200 34160
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION 8PM 60F/8AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 21 FAIR 28 FAIR 31 FAIR 22 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 34 FAIR 21 FAIR 30 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ025-230800-
DURHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DURHAM AND ROUGEMONT
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 60 50 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-8) 67 (-12) 56 64
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 92 (+14) 100 80
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 7 NE 9 NE 9 G18 NE 10 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 7 NE 9 G18 NE 8 N 9
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.21 0.09 0.08 0.09
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 590 2130 450 2570
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 14 NE 18 NE 15 NE 14
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 8260 38340 6750 35980
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION 8PM 66F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 29 FAIR 31 FAIR 27 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 36 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ008-230800-
GRANVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OXFORD AND CREEDMOOR
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 50 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-10) 66 (-12) 56 64
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 90 (+8) 99 77
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 6 NE 9 NE 9 G17 NE 9 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 7 NE 9 G18 NE 8 N 9 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.08 0.06 0.05
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 430 2110 420 2480
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 14 NE 18 NE 16 NE 14
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6020 37980 6720 34720
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION 8PM 64F/4AM 8PM 59F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 29 FAIR 32 FAIR 28 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 35 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ009-230800-
VANCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HENDERSON AND KITTRELL
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 60 50 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-8) 66 (-13) 57 65
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 91 (+8) 99 77
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 6 NE 8 G17 NE 9 G18 NE 9 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 6 NE 9 G18 NE 8 N 9 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.07 0.04 0.04
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 2180 440 2690
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 13 NE 18 NE 16 NE 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5850 39240 7040 45730
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 3
INVERSION 8PM 65F/4AM 8PM 60F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 28 FAIR 33 FAIR 31 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 38 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 38 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND.
NCZ010-230800-
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WARRENTON AND NORLINA
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 40 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 20 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (-9) 67 (-14) 58 67
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 87 (+7) 100 73
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 8 NE 8 G17 N 9 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 5 NE 9 G19 NE 8 NE 9 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.29 0.06 0.03 0.01
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 460 2280 450 3160
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 12 NE 18 NE 17 NE 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5520 41040 7650 50560
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 3
INVERSION 8PM 65F/4AM 8PM 61F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 28 FAIR 32 FAIR 32 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 38 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 41 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 5 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WIND.
NCZ011-230800-
HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROANOKE RAPIDS, ENFIELD,
AND SCOTLAND NECK
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 50 40 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 20 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (-8) 71 (-12) 59 69
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 81 (+8) 98 69
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 10 G18 NE 10 G19 N 11 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 6 NE 11 G20 NE 9 G17 NE 11 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.25 0.06 0.02 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 440 2290 570 3840
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 12 NE 18 NE 17 NE 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5280 41220 9690 61440
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 64F/8AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 33 FAIR 32 FAIR 38 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 39 FAIR 19 GEN POOR 48 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 5 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 5 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ026-230800-
FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOUISBURG AND FRANKLINTON
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 50 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (-8) 68 (-14) 58 67
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 88 (+11) 98 75
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 9 NE 9 G17 N 10 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 6 NE 10 G19 NE 9 N 10 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.27 0.05 0.03 0.03
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 470 2210 450 2810
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 13 NE 18 NE 17 NE 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6110 39780 7650 44960
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION 7PM 66F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 29 FAIR 33 FAIR 33 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 38 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 39 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ027-230800-
NASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NASHVILLE, SPRING HOPE, AND ROCKY MOUNT
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 40 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-7) 70 (-14) 60 69
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 83 (+12) 99 70
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 10 G18 NE 11 G19 N 12 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 6 NE 11 G21 NE 10 G17 NE 11 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.25 0.03 0.01 0.02
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 490 2170 560 3480
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 13 NE 20 NE 18 NE 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6370 43400 10080 62640
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 67F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
MAX ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 32 FAIR 34 FAIR 39 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 40 FAIR 21 FAIR 47 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 5 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ028-230800-
EDGECOMBE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TARBORO AND PRINCEVILLE
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 50 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-6) 72 (-12) 61 70
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 79 (+12) 97 68
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 10 G18 NE 11 G19 N 12 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 6 NE 11 G20 NE 10 NE 13 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.04 0.03 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 440 2410 610 3910
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 13 NE 21 NE 17 NE 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5720 50610 10370 66470
BURN CATEGORY 0 3 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 67F/5AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
MAX ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 34 FAIR 34 FAIR 42 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 41 GEN GOOD 24 FAIR 54 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 5 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ038-230800-
DAVIDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEXINGTON AND THOMASVILLE
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 90 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-8) 63 (-17) 55 62
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 95 (+23) 100 83
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 6 NE 9 NE 9 G17 NE 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 7 NE 9 G18 NE 8 NE 9
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.21 0.14 0.34 0.31
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 770 2010 780 2440
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 13 NE 17 NE 13 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 10010 34170 10140 36600
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION 7PM 64F/4AM 9PM 58F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 17 GEN POOR 27 FAIR 29 FAIR 26 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 33 FAIR 14 GEN POOR 33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 5 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ039-230800-
RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ASHEBORO AND ARCHDALE
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 60 80 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-7) 64 (-17) 55 62
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 93 (+19) 100 82
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 8 NE 8 G17 NE 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 5 NE 9 G18 NE 7 NE 9 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.23 0.11 0.21 0.27
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 550 2090 570 2440
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 12 NE 17 NE 13 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6600 35530 7410 36600
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION 7PM 64F/4AM 3AM 56F/8AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 17 GEN POOR 26 FAIR 29 FAIR 26 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 32 FAIR 17 GEN POOR 33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 5 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ040-230800-
CHATHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILER CITY AND PITTSBORO
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 70 60 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-9) 68 (-14) 56 66
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 90 (+16) 100 80
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 8 NE 8 G18 NE 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 5 NE 9 G17 NE 7 N 9 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.25 0.08 0.11 0.22
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 640 2200 470 2660
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 12 NE 18 NE 15 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 7680 39600 7050 39900
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION 7PM 66F/4AM 8PM 59F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 27 FAIR 31 FAIR 23 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 36 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 35 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 5 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ041-230800-
WAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RALEIGH, CARY, APEX, WAKE FOREST,
AND KNIGHTDALE
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 50 40 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-6) 69 (-13) 58 66
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 87 (+15) 100 78
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 6 NE 9 NE 10 G18 NE 11 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 6 NE 10 G19 NE 9 N 10 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.36 0.04 0.05 0.14
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 660 2230 610 2540
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 14 NE 20 NE 16 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 9240 44600 9760 38100
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION 7PM 67F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 30 FAIR 36 FAIR 32 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 39 FAIR 20 GEN POOR 35 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ042-230800-
JOHNSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SMITHFIELD, SELMA, AND CLAYTON
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 40 30 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-6) 72 (-12) 60 70
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 81 (+14) 98 72
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 9 NE 10 G19 NE 11 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 6 NE 11 G19 NE 9 NE 11 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.34 0.01 0.02 0.09
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 440 2320 670 3120
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 12 NE 20 NE 17 NE 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5280 46400 11390 53040
BURN CATEGORY 0 3 0 3
INVERSION 7PM 68F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 17 GEN POOR 32 FAIR 38 FAIR 38 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 40 FAIR 22 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 5 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ043-230800-
WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WILSON
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 50 40 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-6) 72 (-13) 60 71
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 77 (+11) 98 67
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 10 G18 NE 11 G19 N 12 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 7 NE 12 G20 NE 11 NE 12 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.02 0.02 0.02
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 2360 780 3560
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 12 NE 21 NE 18 NE 20
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5400 49560 14040 71200
BURN CATEGORY 0 3 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 67F/6AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
MAX ADI EARLY 17 GEN POOR 33 FAIR 37 FAIR 42 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 41 GEN GOOD 23 FAIR 53 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 4 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ073-230800-
STANLY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ALBEMARLE
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 80 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (-7) 68 (-18) 56 65
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 88 (+23) 100 80
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 8 NE 8 NE 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 8 NE 7 NE 9
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.40 0.09 0.32 0.30
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 470 2230 570 2570
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 10 NE 16 NE 15 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4700 35680 8550 38550
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION 7PM 67F/4AM 9PM 59F/5AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 25 FAIR 31 FAIR 25 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 33 FAIR 13 GEN POOR 33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 6 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 6 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WIND.
NCZ074-230800-
MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF TROY
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 80 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (-8) 68 (-17) 56 66
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 87 (+23) 100 77
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 7 NE 7 NE 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 7 NE 7 N 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.36 0.07 0.25 0.24
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 460 2260 620 2700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 10 NE 17 NE 14 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4600 38420 8680 40500
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION 7PM 67F/4AM 9PM 60F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 17 GEN POOR 25 FAIR 30 FAIR 26 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 33 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WIND.
NCZ075-230800-
MOORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTHERN PINES, PINEHURST, ABERDEEN,
AND CARTHAGE
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 60 60 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (-8) 69 (-15) 57 67
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 86 (+22) 100 75
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 7 NE 9 G17 NE 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 9 G17 NE 7 N 9 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.41 0.07 0.16 0.27
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 470 2320 550 2690
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 10 NE 17 NE 15 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4700 39440 8250 40350
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION 7PM 67F/4AM 8PM 60F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 26 FAIR 31 FAIR 25 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 34 FAIR 19 GEN POOR 36 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 6 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ076-230800-
LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SANFORD
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 60 50 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (-7) 69 (-15) 57 66
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 87 (+20) 100 78
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 8 NE 9 G18 NE 9 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 5 NE 9 G17 NE 8 N 10 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.44 0.05 0.09 0.27
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 2280 440 2710
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 12 NE 18 NE 15 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5400 41040 6600 40650
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION 7PM 67F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 28 FAIR 32 FAIR 24 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 37 FAIR 20 GEN POOR 37 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ077-230800-
HARNETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LILLINGTON, ANGIER, BUIES CREEK, ERWIN,
AND DUNN
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 50 40 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-6) 71 (-14) 59 68
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 82 (+18) 97 75
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 9 NE 10 G20 NE 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 6 NE 11 G20 NE 9 NE 11 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.45 0.03 0.05 0.26
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 2340 510 2700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 10 NE 20 NE 16 NE 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4500 46800 8160 43200
BURN CATEGORY 0 3 0 2
INVERSION 7PM 68F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 17 GEN POOR 30 FAIR 36 FAIR 29 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 39 FAIR 21 FAIR 39 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ078-230800-
WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 40 30 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-6) 74 (-12) 62 72
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 76 (+10) 97 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 10 G18 NE 11 G20 N 13 G21
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 7 NE 11 G20 NE 11 NE 12 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.02 0.02 0.06
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 440 2600 750 3470
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 NE 21 NE 18 NE 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4400 54600 13500 58990
BURN CATEGORY 0 3 0 3
INVERSION 7PM 68F/5AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
MAX ADI EARLY 17 GEN POOR 34 FAIR 35 FAIR 42 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 42 GEN GOOD 22 FAIR 51 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 5 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ083-230800-
ANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WADESBORO AND POLKTON
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 40 70 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-6) 70 (-17) 58 67
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 84 (+25) 100 74
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 6 NE 8 N 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 8 NE 7 N 9
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.41 0.07 0.23 0.36
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 430 2480 490 2900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 12 NE 15 NE 12 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5160 37200 5880 43500
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION 7PM 68F/4AM 9PM 61F/5AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 25 FAIR 32 FAIR 26 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 33 FAIR 11 POOR 32 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 8 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 6 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS F D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WIND.
NCZ084-230800-
RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCKINGHAM AND ELLERBE
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 40 60 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 60 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-7) 70 (-15) 59 67
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 84 (+22) 100 75
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 7 NE 9 G18 NE 9 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 9 G18 NE 8 N 10 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.37 0.04 0.15 0.23
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 2510 550 2830
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 NE 16 NE 15 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4050 40160 8250 42450
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 2
INVERSION 7PM 68F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 27 FAIR 33 FAIR 29 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 35 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 36 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ085-230800-
SCOTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAURINBURG, CAMP MACKALL, AND WAGRAM
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 30 50 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-6) 72 (-14) 60 69
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 82 (+21) 100 73
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 10 G18 NE 11 G20 NE 12 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 7 NE 11 G21 NE 11 G18 NE 12 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.37 0.02 0.09 0.22
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 480 2670 710 2880
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 NE 17 NE 17 NE 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4320 45390 12070 48960
BURN CATEGORY 0 3 0 3
INVERSION 7PM 68F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
MAX ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 30 FAIR 37 FAIR 33 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 38 FAIR 21 FAIR 41 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ086-230800-
HOKE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF RAEFORD
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 40 50 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-6) 71 (-14) 60 68
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+5) 84 (+21) 100 74
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 10 G18 NE 11 G22 NE 12 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 7 NE 12 G22 NE 11 G18 NE 13 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.35 0.03 0.09 0.25
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 460 2510 680 2740
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 10 NE 17 NE 16 NE 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4600 42670 10880 46580
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 3
INVERSION 7PM 68F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
MAX ADI EARLY 17 GEN POOR 30 FAIR 35 FAIR 32 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 37 FAIR 22 FAIR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ088-230800-
CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAYETTEVILLE, SPRING LAKE, AND HOPE MILLS
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 40 40 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (-6) 74 (-12) 61 70
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+6) 80 (+17) 97 75
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 10 G17 NE 11 G22 NE 12 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 6 NE 11 G21 NE 10 NE 12 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.30 0.04 0.05 0.21
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 430 2580 650 3100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 10 NE 17 NE 16 NE 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4300 43860 10400 52700
BURN CATEGORY 0 2 0 3
INVERSION 7PM 70F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
MAX ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 31 FAIR 35 FAIR 33 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 38 FAIR 21 FAIR 41 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ089-230800-
SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLINTON AND ROSEBORO
412 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 30 30 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (-6) 76 (-10) 62 73
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 77 (+12) 98 70
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 9 NE 10 G21 NE 11 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 5 NE 11 G21 NE 9 NE 12 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.02 0.03 0.18
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 430 2730 810 3250
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 10 NE 20 NE 18 NE 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4300 54600 14580 55250
BURN CATEGORY 0 3 0 3
INVERSION 7PM 69F/5AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION VERY POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 34 FAIR 34 FAIR 41 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 42 GEN GOOD 23 FAIR 46 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 5 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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