659  
FXUS62 KRAH 211040  
AFDRAH  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
630 AM EDT WED OCT 21 2026  
   
WHAT HAS CHANGED
 
 
* AVIATION FORECAST UPDATED.  
 

 
   
KEY MESSAGES
 
 
AS OF 630 AM WEDNESDAY...  
 
1) DRY WEATHER, WITH SEASONAL TO BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES OVER  
THE NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
AS OF 1250 AM WEDNESDAY...  
 
KEY MESSAGE 1... DRY WEATHER, WITH SEASONAL TO BELOW NORMAL  
TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT WEEK.  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE OVER THE NEXT WEEK. A STRONGER HIGH  
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REINFORCE COOLER TEMPERATURES LATE WEEK THROUGH  
THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURE-WISE THIS WILL LOOK LIKE HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S TO LOWER 70S TODAY AND TOMORROW, BEFORE DROPPING GENERALLY INTO  
THE 60S FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOW TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO  
BE MAINLY IN THE UPPER 30S AND 40S THROUGH THE PERIOD. TEMPERATURES  
MAY GET DOWN INTO THE MID 30S IN TYPICAL COOLER SPOTS SATURDAY AND  
SUNDAY MORNINGS WHICH COULD ALLOW FOR PATCHY FROST.  
 
NO RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD, WITH THE NEXT VERY LOW  
CHANCE OF RAIN COMING FROM AN EXPECTED WEAK AND DRY COLD FRONT  
MID NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
   
AVIATION /12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
 
 
AS OF 630 AM WEDNESDAY...  
 
PERSISTENT VFR EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WITH NORTHERLY WINDS  
THAT MAY BE BRIEFLY GUSTY TO AROUND 15-20KT IN THE AFTERNOON,  
PRIMARILY AT RWI AND FAY.  
 
OUTLOOK: CONTINUED VFR INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.  
 

 
   
RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
NONE.  
 

 
 

 
 
DISCUSSION...LH  
AVIATION...BLS  
 
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