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FNUS52 KRAH 160631
FWFRAH
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DISCUSSION
A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT OVER CENTRAL NC WILL LIFT NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC TODAY. MEANWHILE, A MUCH STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST AND MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT. AN ACCOMPANYING, INTENSE MID AND UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL
PIVOT SLOWLY ACROSS THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC AND CAROLINAS ON
SATURDAY.
NCZ021-170800-
FORSYTH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 40 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-16) 59 (-27) 38 58
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (-4) 50 (-1) 68 38
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 N 8 G18 N 7 NE 8 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 7 N 9 G19 N 6 NE 9 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.06 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 490 5720 430 3710
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 12 N 20 N 10 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5880 114400 4300 55650
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 3
INVERSION 7PM 56F/4AM 7PM 42F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 38 FAIR 46 GEN GOOD 26 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 17 GEN POOR 60 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 55 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ022-170800-
GUILFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENSBORO AND HIGH POINT
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 50 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-15) 58 (-28) 39 57
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+1) 56 (+9) 71 40
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 6 N 10 G19 N 7 G17 NE 9 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 8 G19 N 11 G20 N 6 NE 11 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.08 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 460 5630 420 3840
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 12 N 21 N 12 NE 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5520 118230 5040 61440
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 56F/4AM 7PM 39F/8AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 39 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD 49 GEN GOOD 32 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 17 GEN POOR 62 GOOD 8 POOR 44 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ023-170800-
ALAMANCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURLINGTON, GRAHAM, AND MEBANE
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-14) 59 (-29) 38 58
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 59 (+16) 72 42
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 N 9 G19 N 7 G17 N 9 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 9 G20 N 11 G21 N 7 NE 11 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.10 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 460 5710 420 3900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 12 N 22 NE 13 NE 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5520 125620 5460 62400
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 57F/4AM 7PM 39F/8AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 43 GEN GOOD 41 GEN GOOD 50 GEN GOOD 32 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 22 FAIR 64 GOOD 9 POOR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ024-170800-
ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HILLSBOROUGH, CHAPEL HILL, AND CARRBORO
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-13) 59 (-28) 39 58
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 61 (+18) 71 44
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 N 9 G19 N 7 G17 NE 9 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 8 G20 N 10 G21 N 6 NE 10 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.11 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5560 420 3940
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 12 N 22 NE 14 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5400 122320 5880 59100
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 3
INVERSION 7PM 58F/4AM 7PM 40F/8AM
DISPERSION POOR POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 41 GEN GOOD 38 FAIR 54 GEN GOOD 33 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 22 FAIR 62 GOOD 9 POOR 59 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ007-170800-
PERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ROXBORO
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 60 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-14) 58 (-29) 38 57
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 55 (+12) 70 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 N 9 G19 N 6 G17 NE 8 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G19 N 10 G20 N 6 NE 10 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.10 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5810 420 3920
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 N 22 N 14 NE 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4500 127820 5880 66640
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 57F/4AM 7PM 39F/8AM
DISPERSION POOR POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 38 FAIR 54 GEN GOOD 32 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 16 GEN POOR 65 GOOD 9 POOR 52 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ025-170800-
DURHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DURHAM AND ROUGEMONT
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 60 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-15) 61 (-27) 39 60
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (-1) 60 (+19) 68 44
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 N 9 G18 N 7 G18 NE 8 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G19 N 10 G20 NE 6 NE 10 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.11 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5670 420 4060
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 N 20 N 14 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5400 113400 5880 60900
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 60F/4AM 7PM 41F/7AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 40 FAIR 57 GEN GOOD 39 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 18 GEN POOR 62 GOOD 9 POOR 57 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
NCZ008-170800-
GRANVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OXFORD AND CREEDMOOR
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-12) 58 (-29) 39 58
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 59 (+16) 68 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 N 9 G19 N 7 G17 NE 8 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 G18 N 10 G20 N 6 NE 10 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.11 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5630 420 4050
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 N 23 N 13 NE 14
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5400 129490 5460 56700
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 3
INVERSION 7PM 59F/4AM 7PM 40F/7AM
DISPERSION POOR POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 41 GEN GOOD 39 FAIR 55 GEN GOOD 35 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 16 GEN POOR 66 GOOD 9 POOR 60 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ009-170800-
VANCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HENDERSON AND KITTRELL
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 70 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-11) 58 (-29) 41 58
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 61 (+17) 69 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 N 9 G20 N 7 G18 NE 8 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G18 N 11 G21 N 6 NE 10 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.12 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5450 420 4110
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 N 21 N 14 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5850 114450 5880 61650
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 60F/4AM 7PM 42F/7AM
DISPERSION POOR POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 42 GEN GOOD 39 FAIR 42 GEN GOOD 36 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 18 GEN POOR 65 GOOD 10 POOR 63 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ010-170800-
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WARRENTON AND NORLINA
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-10) 59 (-30) 41 59
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 61 (+19) 68 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 N 9 G19 N 7 G18 N 8 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 G17 N 11 G21 N 7 NE 10 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.10 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5310 410 4320
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 N 21 N 15 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5850 111510 6150 64800
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 61F/4AM 7PM 42F/7AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 39 FAIR 41 GEN GOOD 41 GEN GOOD 36 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 20 GEN POOR 64 GOOD 9 POOR 62 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 2 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ011-170800-
HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROANOKE RAPIDS, ENFIELD,
AND SCOTLAND NECK
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 70 30 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-11) 59 (-29) 41 60
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 62 (+19) 73 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 6 N 10 G21 N 9 G20 N 10 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 G20 N 12 G22 N 9 NE 12 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.12 0.04 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 460 5210 420 4680
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 N 20 N 14 NE 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6900 104200 5880 84240
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 62F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 41 GEN GOOD 44 GEN GOOD 44 GEN GOOD 42 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 22 FAIR 66 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 56 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 4 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ026-170800-
FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOUISBURG AND FRANKLINTON
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 70 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-12) 60 (-29) 41 59
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 62 (+21) 68 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 6 N 9 G19 N 8 G19 N 9 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G18 N 11 G21 N 7 NE 11 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.12 0.03 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5250 420 4340
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 N 21 N 14 NE 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6300 110250 5880 69440
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 61F/4AM 7PM 42F/7AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 43 GEN GOOD 41 GEN GOOD 43 GEN GOOD 38 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 21 FAIR 64 GOOD 10 POOR 49 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ027-170800-
NASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NASHVILLE, SPRING HOPE, AND ROCKY MOUNT
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 70 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-11) 61 (-28) 42 60
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (0) 62 (+20) 71 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 N 11 G21 N 10 G20 N 11 G21
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G20 N 13 G23 N 9 NE 13 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.12 0.06 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5100 430 4470
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 15 N 21 N 15 NE 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6750 107100 6450 75990
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 63F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 46 GEN GOOD 46 GEN GOOD 44 GEN GOOD 38 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 26 FAIR 65 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 54 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 2 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ028-170800-
EDGECOMBE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TARBORO AND PRINCEVILLE
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 70 40 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-12) 60 (-28) 43 61
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-2) 65 (+21) 73 53
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 7 N 11 G21 N 11 G20 N 11 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 G22 N 13 G23 N 10 NE 13 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.14 0.07 0.01
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 4940 480 4830
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 N 22 N 16 NE 21
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 7200 108680 7680 101430
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 64F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
MAX ADI EARLY 47 GEN GOOD 46 GEN GOOD 42 GEN GOOD 37 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 19 GEN POOR 66 GOOD 16 GEN POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 4 4 2 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND
70. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ038-170800-
DAVIDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEXINGTON AND THOMASVILLE
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 40 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-14) 60 (-27) 38 58
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+1) 54 (+4) 72 38
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 N 8 G18 N 5 NE 7 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 7 G17 N 10 G19 LGT/VAR NE 9 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.07 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 460 5670 420 3820
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 N 20 N 12 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4600 113400 5040 57300
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 3
INVERSION 7PM 56F/4AM 7PM 42F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 40 FAIR 39 FAIR 47 GEN GOOD 27 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 21 FAIR 59 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 58 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D F
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ039-170800-
RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ASHEBORO AND ARCHDALE
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 50 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-14) 59 (-28) 38 58
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 57 (+11) 74 38
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 N 9 G18 N 5 G17 NE 8 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 7 G18 N 10 G20 N 5 NE 10 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.09 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 460 5720 420 3910
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 N 20 N 12 NE 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5520 114400 5040 62560
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 57F/4AM 7PM 42F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 41 GEN GOOD 52 GEN GOOD 31 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 20 GEN POOR 60 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 59 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D F
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ040-170800-
CHATHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILER CITY AND PITTSBORO
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 60 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-13) 60 (-29) 38 59
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 59 (+17) 73 44
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 N 9 G17 N 6 G18 NE 8 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 8 G20 N 10 G20 N 6 NE 10 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.11 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 440 5510 430 4050
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 12 N 20 NE 13 NE 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5280 110200 5590 64800
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 59F/4AM 7PM 41F/8AM
DISPERSION POOR POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 43 GEN GOOD 41 GEN GOOD 45 GEN GOOD 34 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 22 FAIR 58 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ041-170800-
WAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RALEIGH, CARY, APEX, WAKE FOREST,
AND KNIGHTDALE
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 60 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-12) 61 (-28) 41 60
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (-1) 61 (+21) 69 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 6 N 9 G19 N 8 G19 NE 9 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G19 N 11 G22 N 8 NE 11 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.11 0.03 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5440 430 4260
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 N 21 N 14 NE 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6300 114240 6020 68160
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 62F/4AM 7PM 42F/7AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 46 GEN GOOD 44 GEN GOOD 46 GEN GOOD 43 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 23 FAIR 63 GOOD 10 POOR 50 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 4 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
NCZ042-170800-
JOHNSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SMITHFIELD, SELMA, AND CLAYTON
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 60 40 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-11) 62 (-27) 42 60
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (-2) 62 (+20) 72 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 N 10 G20 N 9 G21 N 10 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G21 N 13 G22 N 8 NE 12 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.12 0.05 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5100 460 4400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 N 23 N 15 NE 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6750 117300 6900 79200
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 64F/4AM 7PM 43F/7AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 48 GEN GOOD 47 GEN GOOD 44 GEN GOOD 39 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 24 FAIR 66 GOOD 11 POOR 56 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 2 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ043-170800-
WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WILSON
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 70 40 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-12) 61 (-28) 42 61
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (-3) 63 (+20) 73 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 7 N 11 G21 N 11 G21 N 12 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G22 N 14 G23 N 10 NE 14 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.14 0.05 0.01
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 440 5010 450 4690
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 N 23 N 17 NE 21
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 7480 115230 7650 98490
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 64F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
MAX ADI EARLY 50 GEN GOOD 49 GEN GOOD 47 GEN GOOD 38 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 21 FAIR 67 GOOD 15 GEN POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 2 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ073-170800-
STANLY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ALBEMARLE
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-12) 62 (-27) 40 60
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 54 (+10) 71 36
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 N 9 G17 N 7 G18 NE 9 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 9 G19 N 10 G20 N 5 NE 11 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5590 430 3990
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 N 18 N 12 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5850 100620 5160 59850
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 3
INVERSION 7PM 59F/4AM 8PM 44F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 42 GEN GOOD 57 GEN GOOD 29 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 27 FAIR 62 GOOD 8 POOR 51 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D F
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ074-170800-
MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF TROY
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 50 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-13) 62 (-27) 40 60
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+3) 55 (+12) 72 36
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 N 8 G19 N 6 NE 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 7 G19 N 9 G18 NE 5 NE 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5680 430 3980
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 N 20 N 12 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5400 113600 5160 59700
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 3
INVERSION 7PM 59F/4AM 8PM 44F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 45 GEN GOOD 40 FAIR 55 GEN GOOD 32 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 21 FAIR 58 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 62 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D F
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ075-170800-
MOORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTHERN PINES, PINEHURST, ABERDEEN,
AND CARTHAGE
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 60 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-14) 61 (-28) 39 59
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+6) 57 (+14) 73 40
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 N 9 G21 N 6 G19 NE 8 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 G21 N 10 G21 NE 6 NE 11 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.09 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5470 440 4080
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 N 20 N 13 NE 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5850 109400 5720 65280
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 60F/4AM 7PM 41F/8AM
DISPERSION POOR POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 45 GEN GOOD 43 GEN GOOD 35 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 21 FAIR 57 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 62 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ076-170800-
LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SANFORD
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 60 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-11) 61 (-28) 40 59
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 59 (+18) 70 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 N 9 G19 N 7 G19 NE 9 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G20 N 11 G21 N 7 NE 11 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.11 0.02 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5340 450 4200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 N 21 NE 13 NE 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6300 112140 5850 67200
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 61F/4AM 7PM 41F/7AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 43 GEN GOOD 40 FAIR 37 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 22 FAIR 57 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 49 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
NCZ077-170800-
HARNETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LILLINGTON, ANGIER, BUIES CREEK, ERWIN,
AND DUNN
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 60 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-11) 62 (-27) 42 60
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (0) 60 (+19) 70 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 6 N 10 G20 N 9 G21 NE 11 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G21 N 12 G22 N 9 NE 13 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.11 0.04 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5230 440 4270
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 N 22 NE 15 NE 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6300 115060 6600 72590
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 63F/4AM 7PM 43F/7AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 45 GEN GOOD 45 GEN GOOD 43 GEN GOOD 34 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 25 FAIR 62 GOOD 10 POOR 50 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 4 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
NCZ078-170800-
WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 70 40 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (-10) 62 (-26) 43 61
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (-7) 61 (+17) 74 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 7 N 11 G21 N 10 G22 N 12 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 7 G22 N 14 G23 N 10 NE 14 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.13 0.06 0.02
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 470 5000 450 4640
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 16 N 23 N 17 NE 21
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 7520 115000 7650 97440
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 65F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 45 GEN GOOD 49 GEN GOOD 48 GEN GOOD 40 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 19 GEN POOR 66 GOOD 15 GEN POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ083-170800-
ANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WADESBORO AND POLKTON
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 50 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-12) 63 (-27) 41 60
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (0) 54 (+12) 70 37
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 N 9 G18 N 7 G17 NE 8 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G19 N 10 G19 N 6 NE 10 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5570 430 4160
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 N 18 NE 10 NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5850 100260 4300 62400
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 61F/4AM 7PM 42F/8AM
DISPERSION POOR POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 43 GEN GOOD 43 GEN GOOD 42 GEN GOOD 33 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 25 FAIR 57 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 62 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ084-170800-
RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCKINGHAM AND ELLERBE
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 50 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-12) 62 (-27) 41 59
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (+1) 57 (+14) 72 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 N 9 G21 N 7 G19 NE 8 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G20 N 11 G21 NE 7 NE 10 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5520 450 4130
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 N 20 NE 12 NE 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5400 110400 5400 66080
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 62F/4AM 7PM 42F/7AM
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 39 FAIR 47 GEN GOOD 41 GEN GOOD 37 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 22 FAIR 57 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 62 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ085-170800-
SCOTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAURINBURG, CAMP MACKALL, AND WAGRAM
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 60 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-10) 62 (-27) 42 59
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (-5) 60 (+17) 75 45
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 6 N 11 G22 N 9 G21 NE 11 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G22 N 12 G23 N 9 NE 14 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.05 0.02 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 3 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5170 460 4140
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 N 21 NE 15 NE 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5850 108570 6900 70380
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 64F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 41 GEN GOOD 51 GEN GOOD 44 GEN GOOD 35 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 20 GEN POOR 60 GEN GOOD 14 GEN POOR 52 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ086-170800-
HOKE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF RAEFORD
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 60 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-11) 62 (-27) 42 59
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (-2) 60 (+17) 72 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 N 11 G22 N 10 G22 NE 12 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G22 N 12 G23 N 9 NE 15 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.08 0.03 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 5180 460 4170
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 N 21 NE 16 NE 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6300 108780 7360 75060
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 64F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 43 GEN GOOD 47 GEN GOOD 46 GEN GOOD 36 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 20 GEN POOR 59 GEN GOOD 14 GEN POOR 54 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ088-170800-
CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAYETTEVILLE, SPRING LAKE, AND HOPE MILLS
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 60 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (-10) 63 (-26) 43 60
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (-4) 61 (+17) 73 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 7 N 11 G21 N 10 G23 N 12 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 G21 N 13 G23 N 10 NE 14 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.09 0.05 0.00
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 440 5140 450 4420
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 N 21 NE 16 NE 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6160 107940 7200 79560
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 65F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 39 FAIR 48 GEN GOOD 46 GEN GOOD 35 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 20 GEN POOR 61 GOOD 14 GEN POOR 54 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 2 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
NCZ089-170800-
SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLINTON AND ROSEBORO
230 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 40 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (-9) 64 (-24) 43 61
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (-7) 63 (+18) 76 55
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 6 N 10 G21 N 9 G22 N 11 G21
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 6 G21 N 13 G23 N 9 NE 13 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.10 0.06 0.02
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 460 4980 480 4420
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 15 N 22 N 16 NE 20
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6900 109560 7680 88400
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 4
INVERSION 7PM 66F/4AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 40 FAIR 47 GEN GOOD 47 GEN GOOD 40 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 62 GOOD 11 POOR 59 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 3 1
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS E D E
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
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