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FNUS52 KRAH 210912
FWFRAH
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
DISCUSSION
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER THE CAROLINAS AND MOVE OFF THE
COAST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL
GRADUALLY BUILD IN MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY, BEFORE MOVING
OFFSHORE BY MIDWEEK.
NCZ021-212100-
FORSYTH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 80 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-13) 41 (-8) 48
RH % (24H TREND) 26 (+6) 100 (+45) 42
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 7 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 13 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.16 0.10
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 11 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 3 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2350 350 6020
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 3 S 7 NW 31
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 7050 2450 186620
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 5
INVERSION 54F/11AM 6PM 46F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 7 POOR 3 VERY POOR 56 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 9 POOR 96 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 MID
40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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 RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ022-212100-
GUILFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENSBORO AND HIGH POINT
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 80 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-12) 40 (-9) 48
RH % (24H TREND) 27 (+5) 100 (+45) 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 8 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 13 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.14 0.13
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 3 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2360 320 5730
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 3 S 7 NW 31
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 7080 2240 177630
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 5
INVERSION 54F/11AM 6PM 46F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 3 VERY POOR 54 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 8 POOR 91 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 MID
40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ023-212100-
ALAMANCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURLINGTON, GRAHAM, AND MEBANE
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 80 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-11) 40 (-9) 48
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (+5) 100 (+46) 53
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 7 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 12 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.17 0.18
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 4 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2160 280 5500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 3 S 6 NW 30
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6480 1680 165000
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 5
INVERSION 54F/11AM 6PM 46F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 3 VERY POOR 44 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 6 VERY POOR 82 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 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 RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ024-212100-
ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HILLSBOROUGH, CHAPEL HILL, AND CARRBORO
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 80 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-11) 40 (-9) 49
RH % (24H TREND) 31 (-2) 100 (+46) 54
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 7 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 12 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.19 0.23
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 4 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2090 320 5120
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 3 SE 6 NW 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6270 1920 148480
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 5
INVERSION 53F/12PM 6PM 46F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 2 VERY POOR 40 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 5 VERY POOR 76 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 MID
40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ007-212100-
PERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ROXBORO
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 80 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-9) 39 (-9) 46
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (+7) 100 (+43) 56
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 11 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.18 0.27
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 3 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1880 310 4980
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 3 S 7 NW 26
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5640 2170 129480
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 5
INVERSION 53F/11AM 6PM 45F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 12 POOR 3 VERY POOR 30 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 5 VERY POOR 70 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS B F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 MID
40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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 RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ025-212100-
DURHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DURHAM AND ROUGEMONT
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-11) 41 (-9) 49
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (-8) 100 (+38) 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 11 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.19 0.26
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 4 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2040 370 4970
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 3 SE 5 NW 25
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6120 1850 124250
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 5
INVERSION 52F/11AM 6PM 47F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 11 POOR 2 VERY POOR 35 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 7 POOR 4 VERY POOR 72 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 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
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ008-212100-
GRANVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OXFORD AND CREEDMOOR
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-9) 39 (-10) 47
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-9) 100 (+36) 59
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 10 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.18 0.30
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 4 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1900 340 4330
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 3 SE 7 NW 25
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5700 2380 108250
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 4
INVERSION 52F/11AM 6PM 43F/5AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 11 POOR 3 VERY POOR 28 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 4 VERY POOR 70 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF 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.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ009-212100-
VANCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HENDERSON AND KITTRELL
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (-9) 40 (-8) 46
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-13) 100 (+27) 68
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 9 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.17 0.32
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 4 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1780 340 3460
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 5 SE 7 NW 22
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 8900 2380 76120
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 4
INVERSION 52F/11AM 5PM 42F/5AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 12 POOR 3 VERY POOR 24 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 5 VERY POOR 58 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS B F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY 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.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ010-212100-
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WARRENTON AND NORLINA
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-7) 39 (-9) 46
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (-18) 100 (+21) 78
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 8 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.16 0.38
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 3 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1880 350 2490
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 5 SE 6 NW 20
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 9400 2100 49800
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 3
INVERSION 52F/11AM 5PM 45F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 23 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 5 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS B F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ011-212100-
HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROANOKE RAPIDS, ENFIELD,
AND SCOTLAND NECK
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 70 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (-10) 39 (-9) 46
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-14) 100 (+19) 83
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 10 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.14 0.43
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 3 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1810 350 2400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 5 SE 5 NW 22
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 9050 1750 52800
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 3
INVERSION 52F/11AM 5PM 41F/5AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 11 POOR 2 VERY POOR 27 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 6 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS B F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. 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 MID
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
NCZ026-212100-
FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOUISBURG AND FRANKLINTON
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-11) 40 (-9) 48
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (-15) 100 (+25) 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 11 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.19 0.32
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 4 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1770 350 4100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 3 SE 7 NW 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5310 2450 98400
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 4
INVERSION 51F/11AM 6PM 43F/5AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 2 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 5 VERY POOR 66 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY 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
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ027-212100-
NASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NASHVILLE, SPRING HOPE, AND ROCKY MOUNT
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-13) 40 (-9) 49
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-14) 100 (+20) 71
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 11 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.20 0.35
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 4 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1680 390 3630
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 3 SE 5 NW 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5040 1950 87120
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 4
INVERSION 51F/11AM 6PM 45F/6AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 3 VERY POOR 30 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 5 VERY POOR 64 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY 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 MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ028-212100-
EDGECOMBE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TARBORO AND PRINCEVILLE
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-13) 41 (-8) 49
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-11) 100 (+17) 76
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 11 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.15 0.43
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 3 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1560 410 3090
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 3 SE 3 NW 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4680 1230 74160
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 4
INVERSION 51F/12PM 5PM 45F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 8 POOR 3 VERY POOR 29 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 6 VERY POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND 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 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 THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
NCZ038-212100-
DAVIDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEXINGTON AND THOMASVILLE
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 80 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-15) 40 (-9) 50
RH % (24H TREND) 30 (+11) 100 (+42) 41
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 7 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 12 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.12 0.10
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 3 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2500 320 6060
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 5 S 7 NW 31
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 12500 2240 187860
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 5
INVERSION 53F/12PM 6PM 44F/5AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 7 POOR 3 VERY POOR 60 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 7 POOR 94 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 10 TO 15 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
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ039-212100-
RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ASHEBORO AND ARCHDALE
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-16) 40 (-8) 49
RH % (24H TREND) 30 (+5) 100 (+45) 44
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 7 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 12 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.13 0.14
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 4 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2780 340 5950
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 5 SE 6 NW 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 13900 2040 142800
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 5
INVERSION 54F/12PM 6PM 43F/5AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 7 POOR 3 VERY POOR 60 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 4 VERY POOR 89 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 MID
40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ040-212100-
CHATHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILER CITY AND PITTSBORO
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-15) 40 (-9) 50
RH % (24H TREND) 35 (-9) 100 (+30) 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 11 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.16 0.19
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 4 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2480 350 5700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 3 SE 6 NW 30
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 7440 2100 171000
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 5
INVERSION 53F/12PM 6PM 46F/6AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 8 POOR 3 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 3 VERY POOR 81 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 10 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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
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.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ041-212100-
WAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RALEIGH, CARY, APEX, WAKE FOREST,
AND KNIGHTDALE
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-14) 42 (-9) 50
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-11) 100 (+19) 58
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 11 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.21 0.27
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 4 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2020 360 5150
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 3 SE 6 NW 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6060 2160 149350
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 5
INVERSION 52F/11AM 6PM 47F/6AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 3 VERY POOR 34 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 7 POOR 4 VERY POOR 80 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 LOWER 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ042-212100-
JOHNSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SMITHFIELD, SELMA, AND CLAYTON
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-16) 43 (-8) 53
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (-1) 100 (+10) 60
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 11 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.20 0.29
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2190 420 4990
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 5 E 7 NW 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 10950 2940 144710
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 5
INVERSION 52F/12PM 6PM 48F/7AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 7 POOR 3 VERY POOR 37 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 6 VERY POOR 79 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 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.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ043-212100-
WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WILSON
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-15) 42 (-8) 50
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (-4) 100 (+13) 70
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 12 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.18 0.36
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1680 440 3920
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 3 SE 3 NW 26
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5040 1320 101920
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 4
INVERSION 52F/11AM 6PM 46F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 3 VERY POOR 33 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 8 POOR 76 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY 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
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.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ073-212100-
STANLY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ALBEMARLE
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-19) 42 (-9) 52
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (+22) 100 (+34) 41
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 7 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 13 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.14 0.10
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 4 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2640 370 6230
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 6 SE 6 NW 30
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 15840 2220 186900
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 5
INVERSION 55F/12PM 6PM 47F/6AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 7 POOR 3 VERY POOR 63 GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 85 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ074-212100-
MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF TROY
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-18) 41 (-9) 52
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (+15) 100 (+34) 42
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 5 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 9 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.14 0.13
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2840 330 6160
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 6 SE 6 NW 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 17040 1980 147840
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 5
INVERSION 54F/12PM 6PM 47F/6AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 7 POOR 3 VERY POOR 63 GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 3 VERY POOR 91 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 10 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 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.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ075-212100-
MOORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTHERN PINES, PINEHURST, ABERDEEN,
AND CARTHAGE
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 70 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-17) 40 (-10) 53
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (+1) 100 (+18) 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 11 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.17 0.16
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2650 370 6000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 6 SE 6 NW 30
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 15900 2220 180000
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 5
INVERSION 53F/11AM 6PM 47F/7AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 3 VERY POOR 53 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 3 VERY POOR 87 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 10 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 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 MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ076-212100-
LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SANFORD
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-15) 41 (-9) 51
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (+7) 100 (+8) 52
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 12 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.21 0.19
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2790 370 5830
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 5 SE 6 NW 31
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 13950 2220 180730
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 5
INVERSION 54F/12PM 6PM 46F/7AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 8 POOR 3 VERY POOR 46 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 3 VERY POOR 83 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 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 MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ077-212100-
HARNETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LILLINGTON, ANGIER, BUIES CREEK, ERWIN,
AND DUNN
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (-15) 43 (-9) 53
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (+6) 100 (+7) 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 7 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 13 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.20 0.22
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2490 400 5730
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 6 SE 7 NW 31
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 14940 2800 177630
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 5
INVERSION 54F/12PM 6PM 48F/7AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 8 POOR 3 VERY POOR 44 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 5 VERY POOR 85 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 IN THE UPPER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ078-212100-
WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN TSTMS RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-17) 44 (-8) 54
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (+8) 100 (+2) 67
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 13 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.20 0.36
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1860 460 4730
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 6 E 6 NW 28
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 11160 2760 132440
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 5
INVERSION 53F/11AM 6PM 48F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 8 POOR 3 VERY POOR 35 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 8 POOR 77 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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
PARTLY 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.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ083-212100-
ANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WADESBORO AND POLKTON
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 70 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-17) 44 (-9) 54
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (+20) 100 (+35) 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 12 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.15 0.11
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2050 380 6800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 7 SE 7 NW 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 14350 2660 197200
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 5
INVERSION 56F/11AM 6PM 49F/7AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 8 POOR 3 VERY POOR 64 GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 91 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
NCZ084-212100-
RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCKINGHAM AND ELLERBE
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 70 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-15) 44 (-9) 54
RH % (24H TREND) 50 (+10) 100 (+26) 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 11 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.16 0.13
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2000 360 6470
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 7 SE 7 NW 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 14000 2520 187630
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 5
INVERSION 55F/11AM 6PM 49F/7AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 3 VERY POOR 59 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 90 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 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 MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ085-212100-
SCOTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAURINBURG, CAMP MACKALL, AND WAGRAM
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 70 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-15) 45 (-9) 56
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (-1) 100 (+19) 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 8 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 14 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.15 0.13
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1700 410 6540
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 9 E 10 NW 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 15300 4100 189660
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 5
INVERSION 57F/11AM 6PM 49F/8AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 4 VERY POOR 57 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 15 GEN POOR 5 VERY POOR 95 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY 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 UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ086-212100-
HOKE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF RAEFORD
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-15) 44 (-9) 55
RH % (24H TREND) 48 (-3) 100 (+16) 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 9 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 15 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.16 0.16
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1990 450 6420
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 8 SE 9 NW 31
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 15920 4050 199020
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 5
INVERSION 56F/11AM 6PM 48F/8AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 3 VERY POOR 55 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 5 VERY POOR 100 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY 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.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ088-212100-
CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAYETTEVILLE, SPRING LAKE, AND HOPE MILLS
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-16) 45 (-9) 55
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (-3) 100 (+5) 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 7 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 13 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.19 0.21
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2030 430 5890
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 7 E 8 NW 32
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 14210 3440 188480
BURN CATEGORY 0 0 5
INVERSION 56F/12PM 6PM 49F/8AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 8 POOR 3 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 88 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 IN THE UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY 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 UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ089-212100-
SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLINTON AND ROSEBORO
412 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN TSTMS RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-14) 46 (-8) 55
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-5) 100 (+4) 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 12 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.19 0.27
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1910 480 5520
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 8 E 8 NW 30
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 15280 3840 165600
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 5
INVERSION 56F/12PM 6PM 50F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 4 VERY POOR 40 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 5 VERY POOR 81 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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
PARTLY 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 UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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