045  
FNUS52 KRAH 231831  
FWFRAH  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
COOL HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA WILL EXTEND  
SOUTHWARD INTO NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK, AS  
LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS JUST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THE HIGH  
PRESSURE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT WESTWARD BY THE WEEKEND, AS  
THE STRENGTHENING COASTAL LOW TRACKS SLOWLY NORTHWARD ALONG THE  
NORTHEAST COAST.  
 
NCZ021-232000-  
FORSYTH-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 70 80  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (-16) 54 (-4) 63  
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (+13) 100 (+4) 79  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 9 G20 NE 9 G20 NE 9 G19  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 9 G20 NE 9 G18 NE 9 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.17 0.20  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1740 420 3020  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 18 NE 17 NE 14  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 31320 7140 42280  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 2  
INVERSION 59F/6AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 30 FAIR 20 GEN POOR 20 GEN POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 30 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 35 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ022-232000-  
GUILFORD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENSBORO AND HIGH POINT  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 40 50  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-13) 53 (-4) 63  
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (+7) 100 (+4) 81  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 9 G21 NE 10 G20 NE 11 G18  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 11 G20 NE 10 NE 10 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.07 0.15  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 5 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1530 410 3270  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 17 NE 17 NE 15  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 26010 6970 49050  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 3  
INVERSION 59F/6AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 19 GEN POOR 24 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 28 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 38 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ023-232000-  
ALAMANCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURLINGTON, GRAHAM, AND MEBANE  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 20 40  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-14) 54 (-4) 63  
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (+5) 100 (+4) 87  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 8 G19 NE 9 G21 N 10 G18  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 10 G20 NE 8 N 10 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.02 0.06  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1520 410 3300  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 17 NE 16 NE 17  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 25840 6560 56100  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 3  
INVERSION 59F/7AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 28 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 27 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 40 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ024-232000-  
ORANGE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HILLSBOROUGH, CHAPEL HILL, AND CARRBORO  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 20 30  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-15) 54 (-4) 65  
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (+5) 100 (+3) 83  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 7 G18 NE 9 G21 N 10 G18  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 10 G20 NE 9 N 9 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.01  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1590 430 3460  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 18 NE 16 NE 20  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 28620 6880 69200  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 4  
INVERSION 58F/8AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 30 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 28 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 45 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ007-232000-  
PERSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ROXBORO  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 40 10  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-13) 53 (-4) 65  
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (+5) 100 (+3) 70  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 7 G17 NE 9 G20 N 10 G18  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 10 G19 NE 9 NE 9 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1600 390 3690  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 18 NE 17 NE 18  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 28800 6630 66420  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 4  
INVERSION 57F/8AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 19 GEN POOR 30 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 28 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 46 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 5 3  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ025-232000-  
DURHAM-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DURHAM AND ROUGEMONT  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 30 20  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-16) 55 (-4) 67  
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (+10) 100 (+4) 78  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 7 G17 NE 9 G21 N 10  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 10 G21 NE 9 N 10 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1770 410 3470  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 18 NE 17 NE 20  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 31860 6970 69400  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 4  
INVERSION 60F/8AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 19 GEN POOR 32 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 30 FAIR 15 GEN POOR 46 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS 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  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ008-232000-  
GRANVILLE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OXFORD AND CREEDMOOR  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 40 10  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN DRIZZLE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-14) 55 (-3) 65  
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (+10) 100 (+3) 73  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 7 G17 NE 9 G20 N 10 G18  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 9 G20 NE 8 N 9 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1710 370 3350  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 18 NE 17 NE 18  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 30780 6290 60300  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 4  
INVERSION 59F/8AM 6PM 58F/9AM  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 19 GEN POOR 32 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 30 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 47 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS 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  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ009-232000-  
VANCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HENDERSON AND KITTRELL  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 10  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN DRIZZLE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-15) 56 (-3) 66  
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (+13) 100 (+3) 76  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 7 G17 NE 8 G19 N 9 G18  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 9 G20 NE 8 G17 N 9 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.01 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1700 340 3360  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 NE 17 NE 20  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 34000 5780 67200  
BURN CATEGORY 2 0 4  
INVERSION 60F/8AM 6PM 59F/9AM  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 30 FAIR 20 GEN POOR 34 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 31 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 50 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS 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  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ010-232000-  
WARREN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WARRENTON AND NORLINA  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 60 10  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN DRIZZLE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-17) 57 (-3) 68  
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (+15) 100 (+2) 74  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 7 G17 N 8 G20 N 9 G19  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 9 G21 N 8 G18 N 9 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.01 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1750 360 3490  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 NE 16 NE 20  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 35000 5760 69800  
BURN CATEGORY 2 0 4  
INVERSION 60F/8AM 6PM 60F/9AM  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 20 GEN POOR 35 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 31 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 51 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS 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 LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ011-232000-  
HALIFAX-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROANOKE RAPIDS, ENFIELD,  
AND SCOTLAND NECK  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 70 10  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN DRIZZLE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (-14) 57 (-4) 69  
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (+13) 100 (0) 70  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 8 G20 N 10 G21 N 11 G20  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 10 G22 N 9 G18 N 11 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.02 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1880 310 3580  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 21 NE 17 NE 21  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 39480 5270 75180  
BURN CATEGORY 2 0 4  
INVERSION 62F/8AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 20 GEN POOR 37 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 33 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 56 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH  
WINDS 10 TO 15 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  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ026-232000-  
FRANKLIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOUISBURG AND FRANKLINTON  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 10  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN DRIZZLE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-18) 56 (-4) 68  
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (+16) 100 (+3) 78  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 7 G19 N 9 G20 N 10 G19  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 10 G21 N 9 N 10 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.01 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1650 380 3340  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 NE 18 NE 20  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 33000 6840 66800  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 4  
INVERSION 62F/6AM 6PM 60F/9AM  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 20 GEN POOR 36 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 31 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 52 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS 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 LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ027-232000-  
NASH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NASHVILLE, SPRING HOPE, AND ROCKY MOUNT  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 10  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN DRIZZLE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-15) 58 (-4) 70  
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (+17) 100 (+3) 70  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 8 G20 N 10 G20 N 12 G20  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 11 G22 N 9 G18 N 12 G22  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.01 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1700 380 3430  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 21 NE 18 NE 21  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 35700 6840 72030  
BURN CATEGORY 2 0 4  
INVERSION 64F/6AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 30 FAIR 21 FAIR 38 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 33 FAIR 17 GEN POOR 56 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH  
WINDS 10 TO 15 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  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
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.  
 
 
 
NCZ028-232000-  
EDGECOMBE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TARBORO AND PRINCEVILLE  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 10  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN DRIZZLE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (-14) 59 (-5) 70  
RH % (24H TREND) 85 (+16) 100 (+1) 69  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 9 G18 N 11 G20 N 13 G20  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 11 G21 N 10 N 13 G22  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.01 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2050 330 3520  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 22 NE 17 NE 23  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 45100 5610 80960  
BURN CATEGORY 3 0 4  
INVERSION 66F/6AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION GOOD  
MAX ADI EARLY 30 FAIR 21 FAIR 40 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 35 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 57 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS  
10 TO 15 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  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
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.  
 
 
 
NCZ038-232000-  
DAVIDSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEXINGTON AND THOMASVILLE  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 60 70  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-16) 54 (-4) 64  
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (+16) 100 (+2) 79  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 7 G19 NE 8 G18 NE 9 G18  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 9 G20 NE 8 NE 9 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.12 0.24  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1740 480 2900  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 17 NE 17 NE 15  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 29580 8160 43500  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 2  
INVERSION 59F/6AM 6PM 57F/10AM  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 21 FAIR 21 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 29 FAIR 15 GEN POOR 35 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ039-232000-  
RANDOLPH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ASHEBORO AND ARCHDALE  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 40 50  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-16) 53 (-5) 63  
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (+12) 100 (+4) 78  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 7 G18 NE 8 G20 NE 9 G17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 10 G20 NE 7 NE 9 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.04 0.16  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 5 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1580 490 2770  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 17 NE 17 NE 16  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 26860 8330 44320  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 2  
INVERSION 60F/6AM 6PM 56F/9AM  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 20 GEN POOR 25 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 28 FAIR 15 GEN POOR 37 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ040-232000-  
CHATHAM-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILER CITY AND PITTSBORO  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 40  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (-15) 54 (-6) 67  
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (+13) 100 (+5) 79  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 7 G19 NE 8 G21 N 9 G17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 9 G20 NE 7 N 9 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.01 0.05  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1710 520 3270  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 17 NE 16 NE 17  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 29070 8320 55590  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 3  
INVERSION 60F/8AM 6PM 58F/9AM  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 21 FAIR 28 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 28 FAIR 15 GEN POOR 41 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS 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 LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ041-232000-  
WAKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RALEIGH, CARY, APEX, WAKE FOREST,  
AND KNIGHTDALE  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 40 20  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (-19) 58 (-3) 68  
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (+20) 100 (+4) 75  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 7 G20 NE 9 G20 N 11 G18  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 10 G20 NE 9 N 10 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1760 420 3470  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 NE 17 NE 20  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 35200 7140 69400  
BURN CATEGORY 2 0 4  
INVERSION 62F/6AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 30 FAIR 21 FAIR 34 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 31 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 49 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS 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  
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.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ042-232000-  
JOHNSTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SMITHFIELD, SELMA, AND CLAYTON  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 10  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN DRIZZLE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-16) 59 (-4) 70  
RH % (24H TREND) 86 (+19) 100 (+3) 71  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 8 G19 NE 9 G21 N 11  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 11 G20 NE 9 N 11 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.01 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1770 460 3340  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 NE 18 NE 21  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 35400 8280 70140  
BURN CATEGORY 2 0 4  
INVERSION 64F/6AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 23 FAIR 38 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 33 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 51 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS 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 5 TO 10 MPH.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ043-232000-  
WILSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WILSON  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 40 10  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN DRIZZLE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (-15) 59 (-4) 71  
RH % (24H TREND) 82 (+16) 100 (+3) 66  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 9 G20 N 11 G21 N 13  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 12 G22 N 11 N 13 G22  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.01 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1870 370 3320  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 22 NE 18 NE 22  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 41140 6660 73040  
BURN CATEGORY 2 0 4  
INVERSION 65F/6AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION GOOD  
MAX ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 22 FAIR 40 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 35 FAIR 17 GEN POOR 56 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS  
10 TO 15 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  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
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.  
 
 
 
NCZ073-232000-  
STANLY-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ALBEMARLE  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 60  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (-21) 55 (-5) 67  
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (+27) 100 (+4) 76  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 8 G17 NE 9 G20 NE 9 G17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 9 G17 NE 7 N 9 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.11 0.24  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 3 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1770 570 2360  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 16 NE 16 NE 17  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 28320 9120 40120  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 2  
INVERSION 62F/6AM 7PM 59F/10AM  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 27 FAIR 23 FAIR 20 GEN POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 28 FAIR 14 GEN POOR 34 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ074-232000-  
MONTGOMERY-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF TROY  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 40 50  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (-19) 55 (-5) 67  
RH % (24H TREND) 86 (+22) 100 (+4) 72  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 6 NE 7 G17 NE 7  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 7 NE 6 N 7  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.04 0.16  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 5 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1770 530 2620  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 16 NE 16 NE 16  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 28320 8480 41920  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 2  
INVERSION 62F/6AM 6PM 58F/9AM  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 27 FAIR 22 FAIR 23 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 27 FAIR 14 GEN POOR 34 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ075-232000-  
MOORE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTHERN PINES, PINEHURST, ABERDEEN,  
AND CARTHAGE  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 50  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (-17) 55 (-6) 68  
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (+21) 100 (+3) 75  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 7 G18 NE 8 G20 N 9 G17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 9 G20 NE 7 N 9 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.02 0.09  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1620 530 2740  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 16 NE 16 NE 16  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 25920 8480 43840  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 2  
INVERSION 63F/6AM 6PM 59F/9AM  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 21 FAIR 27 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 27 FAIR 15 GEN POOR 37 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 6 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS 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  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ076-232000-  
LEE-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SANFORD  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 40 40  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (-17) 56 (-5) 67  
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (+20) 100 (+5) 77  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 9 G18 NE 9 G20 N 10 G17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 10 G20 NE 8 N 10 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.01 0.05  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1670 540 3360  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 17 NE 16 NE 20  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 28390 8640 67200  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 4  
INVERSION 63F/6AM 6PM 58F/8AM  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 23 FAIR 30 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 28 FAIR 15 GEN POOR 42 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND PATCHY  
DRIZZLE. 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  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ077-232000-  
HARNETT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LILLINGTON, ANGIER, BUIES CREEK, ERWIN,  
AND DUNN  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 30  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-19) 59 (-4) 69  
RH % (24H TREND) 84 (+21) 100 (+5) 71  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 10 G20 NE 11 G22 N 12  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 12 G23 NE 10 G17 N 12 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.01 0.03  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1760 490 3490  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 NE 18 NE 21  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 35200 8820 73290  
BURN CATEGORY 2 0 4  
INVERSION 64F/6AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION GOOD  
MAX ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 24 FAIR 34 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 31 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 51 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
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.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ078-232000-  
WAYNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 30 10  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN DRIZZLE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (-14) 59 (-6) 71  
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (+15) 100 (+1) 65  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 9 G18 N 11 G21 N 13  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 12 G21 N 11 N 13 G22  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2050 420 3260  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 22 NE 18 NE 22  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 45100 7560 71720  
BURN CATEGORY 3 0 4  
INVERSION 66F/6AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION GOOD  
MAX ADI EARLY 32 FAIR 22 FAIR 40 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 37 FAIR 17 GEN POOR 55 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS  
10 TO 15 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  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ083-232000-  
ANSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WADESBORO AND POLKTON  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 40 60  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-20) 57 (-6) 68  
RH % (24H TREND) 84 (+25) 100 (+2) 71  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 7 NE 8 G18 N 7  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 8 NE 5 N 9 G17  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.04 0.21  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 4 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1880 590 2360  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 16 NE 15 N 15  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 30080 8850 35400  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 2  
INVERSION 64F/6AM 7PM 61F/10AM  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 26 FAIR 23 FAIR 20 GEN POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 27 FAIR 11 POOR 32 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. 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  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ084-232000-  
RICHMOND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCKINGHAM AND ELLERBE  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 50  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-18) 58 (-4) 67  
RH % (24H TREND) 85 (+23) 100 (+3) 73  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 7 NE 9 G20 NE 9 G17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 9 G20 NE 8 N 9 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.02 0.14  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1910 530 2460  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 17 NE 16 NE 16  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 32470 8480 39360  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 2  
INVERSION 64F/6AM 6PM 60F/9AM  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 23 FAIR 23 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 29 FAIR 14 GEN POOR 33 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS 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  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ085-232000-  
SCOTLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAURINBURG, CAMP MACKALL, AND WAGRAM  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 40  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (-18) 59 (-5) 68  
RH % (24H TREND) 82 (+21) 100 (+3) 74  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 9 G19 NE 12 G23 NE 12 G20  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 12 G23 NE 11 N 12 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.01 0.07  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2000 570 2790  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 NE 18 NE 18  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 40000 10260 50220  
BURN CATEGORY 2 0 3  
INVERSION 65F/6AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION GOOD  
MAX ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 25 FAIR 29 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 33 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 43 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH  
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
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.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ086-232000-  
HOKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF RAEFORD  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 20 40  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-19) 59 (-4) 68  
RH % (24H TREND) 85 (+23) 100 (+4) 74  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 10 G20 NE 12 G24 N 13 G21  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 13 G24 NE 11 G19 N 13 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.06  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1820 530 3080  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 18 NE 17 NE 20  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 32760 9010 61600  
BURN CATEGORY 1 0 4  
INVERSION 65F/6AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION GOOD  
MAX ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 24 FAIR 30 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 31 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 46 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
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.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ088-232000-  
CUMBERLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAYETTEVILLE, SPRING LAKE, AND HOPE MILLS  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 30 30  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (-16) 61 (-3) 70  
RH % (24H TREND) 81 (+17) 100 (+5) 71  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 10 G20 N 12 G25 N 12 G20  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 13 G24 N 10 G18 N 13 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.01 0.02  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1950 500 3370  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 NE 17 NE 22  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 39000 8500 74140  
BURN CATEGORY 2 0 4  
INVERSION 66F/6AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION GOOD  
MAX ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 25 FAIR 34 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 33 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 50 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 4  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS D D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE. LOWS IN THE  
MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ089-232000-  
SAMPSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLINTON AND ROSEBORO  
231 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 30  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (-14) 61 (-4) 72  
RH % (24H TREND) 83 (+16) 100 (+3) 69  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 8 G19 N 10 G23 N 11 G20  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 11 G23 N 9 G18 N 12 G22  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.01  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2200 490 3300  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 21 NE 18 NE 22  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 46200 8820 72600  
BURN CATEGORY 3 0 4  
INVERSION 66F/6AM NONE NONE  
DISPERSION FAIR  
MAX ADI EARLY 32 FAIR 24 FAIR 38 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 37 FAIR 17 GEN POOR 51 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS 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 5 TO 10 MPH.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
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