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FNUS52 KRAH 162013
FWFRAH
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
412 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
DISCUSSION
A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH AND STRONG SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. CHILLY
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY, BEFORE MODERATING LATE IN THE WORK WEEK.
NCZ021-170800-
FORSYTH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 26 (-34) 46 (-21) 24 46
RH % (24H TREND) 81 (-13) 24 (-40) 59 30
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 11 G27 W 6 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G21 W 9 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 9 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 650 6920 560 4770
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 21 W 23 NW 9 SW 14
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 13650 159160 5040 66780
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4
INVERSION NONE NONE 8PM 26F/7AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 57 GEN GOOD 82 GOOD 87 GOOD 11 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 16 GEN POOR 106 VERY GOOD4 VERY POOR 51 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND
60. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ022-170800-
GUILFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENSBORO AND HIGH POINT
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE SPRINKLES NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 26 (-35) 46 (-22) 24 46
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (-19) 25 (-40) 58 28
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 12 G30 W 7 NW 6 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 9 G22 W 10 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 750 6980 660 4720
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 22 W 23 N 8 SW 13
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 16500 160540 5280 61360
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 4
INVERSION NONE NONE 8PM 26F/6AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 68 GOOD 65 GOOD 87 GOOD 11 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 20 GEN POOR 105 VERY GOOD4 VERY POOR 56 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ023-170800-
ALAMANCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURLINGTON, GRAHAM, AND MEBANE
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE SPRINKLES NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-33) 47 (-22) 23 46
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (-23) 26 (-39) 60 28
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 12 G30 W 6 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G21 W 9 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 860 7220 590 4810
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 22 W 23 N 7 SW 12
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 18920 166060 4130 57720
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 3
INVERSION NONE NONE 7PM 26F/6AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 71 GOOD 77 GOOD 81 GOOD 12 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 20 GEN POOR 103 VERY GOOD5 VERY POOR 57 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 3 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND
60. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ024-170800-
ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HILLSBOROUGH, CHAPEL HILL, AND CARRBORO
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE SPRINKLES NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-33) 47 (-21) 23 46
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (-19) 26 (-41) 58 28
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 12 G31 W 6 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G22 W 8 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 960 7260 550 4880
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 22 W 22 NW 12 SW 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 21120 159720 6600 43920
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 2
INVERSION NONE NONE 7PM 26F/7AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 74 GOOD 75 GOOD 78 GOOD 13 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 19 GEN POOR 100 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 53 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ007-170800-
PERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ROXBORO
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-32) 47 (-21) 23 45
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (-22) 26 (-40) 57 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 12 G30 W 6 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G22 W 9 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 800 7830 480 5010
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 25 W 22 NW 12 SW 12
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 20000 172260 5760 60120
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 4
INVERSION NONE NONE 9PM 26F/6AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 74 GOOD 82 GOOD 85 GOOD 13 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 20 GEN POOR 102 VERY GOOD5 VERY POOR 59 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ025-170800-
DURHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DURHAM AND ROUGEMONT
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE SPRINKLES NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 29 (-33) 48 (-22) 25 46
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (-19) 26 (-41) 57 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 11 G29 W 5 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 G20 W 8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1270 7380 840 4910
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 21 W 22 NW 12 S 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 26670 162360 10080 39280
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 2
INVERSION NONE NONE 11PM 28F/4AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 77 GOOD 76 GOOD 81 GOOD 15 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 16 GEN POOR 98 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 60.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ008-170800-
GRANVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OXFORD AND CREEDMOOR
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE SPRINKLES NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-34) 47 (-23) 24 45
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (-20) 26 (-41) 56 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 12 G28 W 5 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 G23 W 8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1330 7870 570 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 20 W 22 NW 13 S 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 26600 173140 7410 39200
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 2
INVERSION NONE NONE 10PM 27F/6AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 71 GOOD 82 GOOD 80 GOOD 15 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 20 GEN POOR 100 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 51 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ009-170800-
VANCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HENDERSON AND KITTRELL
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE SPRINKLES NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 29 (-32) 47 (-22) 24 45
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (-19) 25 (-41) 57 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 12 G28 W 5 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G23 W 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1220 7880 710 4760
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 35 W 22 NW 14 S 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 42700 173360 9940 33320
BURN CATEGORY 2 5 0 1
INVERSION NONE NONE 11PM 27F/6AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 66 GOOD 84 GOOD 88 GOOD 17 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 28 FAIR 99 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 41 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ010-170800-
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WARRENTON AND NORLINA
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE SPRINKLES NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-31) 48 (-21) 24 46
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (-16) 25 (-43) 57 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 12 G28 W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G23 W 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 980 7750 740 4550
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 31 W 22 NW 14 S 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 30380 170500 10360 22750
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 1
INVERSION NONE NONE 11PM 27F/6AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 56 GEN GOOD 81 GOOD 115 VERY GOOD19 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 36 FAIR 94 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 32 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ011-170800-
HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROANOKE RAPIDS, ENFIELD,
AND SCOTLAND NECK
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 31 (-30) 48 (-22) 23 46
RH % (24H TREND) 82 (-17) 26 (-47) 62 28
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 14 G30 W 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 9 G23 W 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 12 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 870 7550 670 4230
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 32 W 20 N 9 SW 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 27840 151000 6030 33840
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 2
INVERSION NONE NONE 11PM 27F/6AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 63 GOOD 80 GOOD 112 VERY GOOD23 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 39 FAIR 84 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 27 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 3 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ026-170800-
FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOUISBURG AND FRANKLINTON
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-32) 48 (-22) 24 46
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (-19) 26 (-43) 58 28
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 13 G28 W 6 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G22 W 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1120 7510 590 4320
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 33 W 22 N 9 S 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 36960 165220 5310 21600
BURN CATEGORY 2 5 0 1
INVERSION NONE NONE 11PM 27F/6AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 62 GOOD 78 GOOD 88 GOOD 17 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 32 FAIR 90 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 29 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ027-170800-
NASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NASHVILLE, SPRING HOPE, AND ROCKY MOUNT
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 31 (-31) 49 (-23) 24 47
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (-19) 27 (-44) 58 28
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 14 G30 W 6 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 9 G23 W 8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 12 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 990 7540 600 3850
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 33 W 21 N 9 S 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 32670 158340 5400 19250
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 1
INVERSION NONE NONE 11PM 28F/6AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 64 GOOD 79 GOOD 87 GOOD 23 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 37 FAIR 85 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 24 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ028-170800-
EDGECOMBE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TARBORO AND PRINCEVILLE
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-30) 50 (-23) 25 48
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (-23) 27 (-42) 60 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 15 G31 W 6 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 9 G23 W 8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 900 7490 600 4260
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 33 W 20 N 9 SW 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 29700 149800 5400 25560
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 1
INVERSION NONE NONE 2AM 28F/6AM
DISPERSION VERY GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 70 GOOD 79 GOOD 81 GOOD 21 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 38 FAIR 80 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 22 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ038-170800-
DAVIDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEXINGTON AND THOMASVILLE
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 26 (-35) 46 (-22) 23 46
RH % (24H TREND) 82 (-12) 25 (-37) 60 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 11 G28 W 5 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 G21 W 9 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 9 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 500 7060 440 4800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 W 24 N 6 SW 13
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 10000 169440 2640 62400
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4
INVERSION NONE NONE 7PM 26F/8AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 63 GOOD 78 GOOD 85 GOOD 14 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 103 VERY GOOD4 VERY POOR 63 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND
60. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ039-170800-
RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ASHEBORO AND ARCHDALE
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE SPRINKLES NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 27 (-34) 47 (-21) 22 46
RH % (24H TREND) 81 (-14) 25 (-39) 62 25
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 11 G30 W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 G21 W 8 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 540 7180 470 4890
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 21 W 23 N 6 SW 12
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 11340 165140 2820 58680
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 3
INVERSION NONE NONE 7PM 25F/7AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 70 GOOD 71 GOOD 86 GOOD 14 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 15 GEN POOR 98 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 60 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND
60. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ040-170800-
CHATHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILER CITY AND PITTSBORO
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 27 (-35) 49 (-21) 22 47
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (-23) 25 (-41) 62 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 11 G30 W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 G20 W 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 810 7200 480 4800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 20 W 21 N 8 S 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 16200 151200 3840 43200
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 2
INVERSION NONE NONE 7PM 26F/7AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 69 GOOD 68 GOOD 90 GOOD 14 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 15 GEN POOR 96 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 52 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 3 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND
60. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ041-170800-
WAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RALEIGH, CARY, APEX, WAKE FOREST,
AND KNIGHTDALE
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-32) 49 (-23) 25 47
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (-20) 26 (-41) 58 28
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 12 G30 W 6 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G21 W 8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1240 7300 610 4430
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 21 W 22 N 8 S 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 26040 160600 4880 26580
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 1
INVERSION NONE NONE 11PM 28F/6AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 69 GOOD 72 GOOD 79 GOOD 18 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 30 FAIR 91 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 32 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND
60. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 70.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ042-170800-
JOHNSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SMITHFIELD, SELMA, AND CLAYTON
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 31 (-32) 51 (-22) 25 48
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (-17) 26 (-44) 60 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 14 G29 W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G22 W 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1130 7270 500 4000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 35 W 21 N 9 SE 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 39550 152670 4500 20000
BURN CATEGORY 2 5 0 1
INVERSION NONE NONE 12AM 28F/7AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 67 GOOD 75 GOOD 102 VERY GOOD23 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 36 FAIR 82 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 24 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 3 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ043-170800-
WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WILSON
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-31) 50 (-22) 25 48
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (-20) 27 (-44) 60 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 15 G30 W 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 9 G22 W 8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 12 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1040 7350 590 3760
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 33 W 21 N 9 E 5
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 34320 154350 5310 18800
BURN CATEGORY 2 5 0 1
INVERSION NONE NONE 1AM 28F/6AM
DISPERSION VERY GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 71 GOOD 77 GOOD 97 GOOD 24 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 37 FAIR 81 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 22 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 3 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 60.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ073-170800-
STANLY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ALBEMARLE
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 27 (-35) 48 (-20) 23 48
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (-13) 25 (-34) 61 25
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 12 G30 W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 G21 W 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 9 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 620 7270 400 4990
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 16 W 21 N 7 SW 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 9920 152670 2800 44910
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 2
INVERSION NONE NONE 7PM 30F/9AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 68 GOOD 46 GEN GOOD 78 GOOD 13 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 95 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 55 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 1 3 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ074-170800-
MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF TROY
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 27 (-35) 48 (-20) 23 48
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (-19) 25 (-38) 60 25
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 10 G28 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 6 G20 W 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 720 7100 430 5240
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 21 W 22 N 6 SW 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 15120 156200 2580 47160
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 3
INVERSION NONE NONE 7PM 27F/8AM
DISPERSION FAIR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 71 GOOD 54 GEN GOOD 100 GOOD 18 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 142 VERY GOOD4 VERY POOR 57 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ075-170800-
MOORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTHERN PINES, PINEHURST, ABERDEEN,
AND CARTHAGE
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-34) 50 (-19) 22 48
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (-22) 24 (-44) 61 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 11 G30 W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 G20 W 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 670 7130 540 4880
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 22 W 21 N 6 SW 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 14740 149730 3240 39040
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 2
INVERSION NONE NONE 7PM 26F/7AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 74 GOOD 65 GOOD 102 VERY GOOD18 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 16 GEN POOR 90 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 51 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 3 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ076-170800-
LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SANFORD
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 29 (-33) 50 (-20) 23 48
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (-23) 25 (-41) 61 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 12 G30 W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 G21 W 8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 820 7190 500 4600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 21 W 21 N 7 S 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 17220 150990 3500 32200
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 1
INVERSION NONE NONE 7PM 26F/7AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 74 GOOD 67 GOOD 81 GOOD 19 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 17 GEN POOR 91 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 3 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ077-170800-
HARNETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LILLINGTON, ANGIER, BUIES CREEK, ERWIN,
AND DUNN
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-32) 51 (-21) 25 48
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (-19) 24 (-43) 60 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 13 G30 W 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G22 W 8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 830 7040 530 4410
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 22 W 20 N 7 S 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 18260 140800 3710 26460
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 1
INVERSION NONE NONE 7PM 28F/7AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 70 GOOD 64 GOOD 72 GOOD 22 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 25 FAIR 86 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 3 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ078-170800-
WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (-30) 51 (-23) 26 49
RH % (24H TREND) 79 (-17) 27 (-45) 63 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 15 G29 W 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 9 G22 W 8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 12 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 830 7220 530 3970
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 32 W 20 N 9 SW 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 26560 144400 4770 23820
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 1
INVERSION NONE NONE 7PM 28F/6AM
DISPERSION VERY GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 71 GOOD 72 GOOD 98 GOOD 26 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 37 FAIR 78 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 27 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 3 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ083-170800-
ANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WADESBORO AND POLKTON
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-35) 51 (-18) 25 50
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (-20) 24 (-35) 59 25
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 11 G29 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 G21 W 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 9 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 720 7050 370 5250
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 20 W 18 NE 5 SW 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 14400 126900 1850 42000
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 2
INVERSION NONE NONE 7PM 31F/9AM
DISPERSION GOOD VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 72 GOOD 48 GEN GOOD 92 GOOD 14 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 15 GEN POOR 88 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 1 3 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ084-170800-
RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCKINGHAM AND ELLERBE
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 29 (-33) 50 (-19) 25 49
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (-21) 24 (-41) 58 25
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 11 G29 NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 G20 W 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 9 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 700 6910 520 5220
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 20 W 20 NE 6 S 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 14000 138200 3120 36540
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 2
INVERSION NONE NONE 7PM 28F/7AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 74 GOOD 52 GEN GOOD 95 GOOD 19 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 16 GEN POOR 87 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ085-170800-
SCOTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAURINBURG, CAMP MACKALL, AND WAGRAM
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-32) 51 (-19) 26 50
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (-19) 24 (-43) 59 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 14 G31 NW 6 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G22 W 8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 970 6620 470 4800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 18 W 20 N 8 S 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 17460 132400 3760 28800
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 1
INVERSION NONE NONE 8PM 29F/8AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 71 GOOD 49 GEN GOOD 71 GOOD 21 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 27 FAIR 82 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ086-170800-
HOKE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF RAEFORD
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-32) 51 (-20) 26 49
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (-19) 23 (-43) 58 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 14 G31 NW 7 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G22 W 9 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 730 6820 470 4650
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 22 W 20 NE 7 S 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 16060 136400 3290 27900
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 1
INVERSION NONE NONE 7PM 28F/7AM
DISPERSION VERY GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 77 GOOD 48 GEN GOOD 70 GOOD 22 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 26 FAIR 83 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ088-170800-
CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAYETTEVILLE, SPRING LAKE, AND HOPE MILLS
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-31) 52 (-22) 27 50
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (-20) 23 (-43) 61 25
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 14 G31 W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G22 W 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1010 6920 500 4460
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 22 W 18 NE 8 S 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 22220 124560 4000 26760
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 1
INVERSION NONE NONE 7PM 29F/7AM
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 73 GOOD 60 GEN GOOD 86 GOOD 25 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 28 FAIR 79 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 30 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ089-170800-
SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLINTON AND ROSEBORO
413 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-31) 51 (-23) 26 50
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (-15) 27 (-43) 63 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 13 G29 NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G22 W 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 780 6960 520 4670
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 32 W 18 N 9 SW 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 24960 125280 4680 32690
BURN CATEGORY 1 5 0 1
INVERSION NONE NONE 8PM 29F/7AM
DISPERSION GOOD VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 68 GOOD 63 GOOD 91 GOOD 28 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 36 FAIR 79 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 3 2
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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