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FNUS52 KRAH 161831
FWFRAH
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DISCUSSION
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST AND MOVE ACROSS
THE REGION TONIGHT. AN INTENSE MID AND UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL
PIVOT SLOWLY ACROSS THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC AND CAROLINAS ON SATURDAY
AND THEN LINGER NEAR THE EAST COAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.
NCZ021-162000-
FORSYTH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (-3) 48 (-17) 57
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-11) 100 (+2) 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 N 8 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 N 7 N 10 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.17 0.10
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4550 450 5070
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 NW 12 N 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 68250 5400 91260
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 68F/10AM 7PM 50F/8AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 29 FAIR 32 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 55 GEN GOOD 13 GEN POOR 79 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS B D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ022-162000-
GUILFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENSBORO AND HIGH POINT
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (-1) 49 (-16) 55
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (-17) 100 (+1) 65
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 N 10 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 9 N 9 N 12 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.18 0.19
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5230 460 4570
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 W 10 N 20
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 88910 4600 91400
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 70F/10AM 7PM 52F/6AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 11 POOR 36 FAIR 34 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 71 GOOD 16 GEN POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ023-162000-
ALAMANCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURLINGTON, GRAHAM, AND MEBANE
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (-2) 49 (-15) 54
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-17) 100 (0) 74
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5 N 10 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 N 9 N 11 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.20 0.29
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5490 450 4010
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 W 10 N 23
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 98820 4500 92230
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 71F/10AM 7PM 52F/6AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 39 FAIR 35 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 76 GOOD 17 GEN POOR 63 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ024-162000-
ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HILLSBOROUGH, CHAPEL HILL, AND CARRBORO
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (-1) 50 (-13) 54
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-20) 100 (+2) 76
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 N 10 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 N 9 G17 N 11 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.22 0.35
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 4 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5470 450 3830
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 W 10 N 23
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 98460 4500 88090
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 71F/10AM 7PM 53F/6AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 40 FAIR 37 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 78 GOOD 16 GEN POOR 64 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ007-162000-
PERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ROXBORO
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+1) 50 (-13) 54
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-19) 100 (+4) 67
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5 N 9 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 N 8 N 11 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.31 0.35
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 4 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5430 450 4030
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 NW 12 N 23
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 108600 5400 92690
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 69F/9AM 7PM 55F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 40 FAIR 40 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 80 GOOD 15 GEN POOR 60 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ025-162000-
DURHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DURHAM AND ROUGEMONT
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (0) 51 (-14) 55
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-17) 100 (+3) 75
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 N 10 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 N 8 N 11 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.21 0.36
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5520 440 3880
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 NW 12 N 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 99360 5280 93120
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 72F/10AM 7PM 56F/5AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 12 POOR 37 FAIR 40 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 77 GOOD 15 GEN POOR 65 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ008-162000-
GRANVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OXFORD AND CREEDMOOR
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+1) 50 (-13) 54
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-21) 100 (+3) 72
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 N 9 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 N 7 N 11 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.27 0.36
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5440 440 3820
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 NW 12 N 23
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 108800 5280 87860
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 69F/9AM 7PM 58F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 14 GEN POOR 38 FAIR 42 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 79 GOOD 15 GEN POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
NCZ009-162000-
VANCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HENDERSON AND KITTRELL
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 10 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+3) 52 (-11) 55
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-28) 100 (+3) 74
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 N 9 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 N 8 N 11 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.25 0.38
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5360 440 3710
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 NW 12 N 23
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 107200 5280 85330
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 69F/9AM 7PM 59F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 14 GEN POOR 39 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 78 GOOD 18 GEN POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
NCZ010-162000-
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WARRENTON AND NORLINA
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+4) 53 (-10) 55
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-29) 100 (+2) 74
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 9 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 N 7 N 10 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.18 0.39
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5250 450 3560
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 SW 13 N 23
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 105000 5850 81880
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 69F/9AM 7PM 60F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 14 GEN POOR 38 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 77 GOOD 20 GEN POOR 60 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 60.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
NCZ011-162000-
HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROANOKE RAPIDS, ENFIELD,
AND SCOTLAND NECK
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+4) 53 (-11) 56
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (-24) 100 (0) 78
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 N 11 G21
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 N 7 G18 N 12 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.08 0.41
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4910 460 3260
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 21 SW 14 N 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 103110 6440 78240
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 68F/9AM 7PM 60F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 39 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 77 GOOD 20 GEN POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
NCZ026-162000-
FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOUISBURG AND FRANKLINTON
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (0) 52 (-12) 56
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-21) 100 (+3) 77
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 N 10 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 N 8 N 11 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.15 0.40
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5320 450 3660
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 NW 12 N 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 106400 5400 87840
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 69F/9AM 7PM 61F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 15 GEN POOR 41 GEN GOOD 40 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 80 GOOD 19 GEN POOR 64 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
NCZ027-162000-
NASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NASHVILLE, SPRING HOPE, AND ROCKY MOUNT
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+1) 54 (-11) 57
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-20) 100 (+2) 80
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 N 11 G21
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 9 NW 7 G18 N 13 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.06 0.39
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5000 430 3380
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 21 NW 12 N 26
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 105000 5160 87880
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 69F/9AM 7PM 62F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 44 GEN GOOD 43 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 80 GOOD 18 GEN POOR 65 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ028-162000-
EDGECOMBE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TARBORO AND PRINCEVILLE
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (0) 54 (-12) 57
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-16) 100 (+1) 81
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 N 12 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 9 NW 7 G18 N 13 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.42
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4550 450 2910
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 21 SW 15 N 28
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 95550 6750 81480
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 70F/9AM 7PM 63F/4AM
DISPERSION FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 44 GEN GOOD 41 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 78 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 64 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ038-162000-
DAVIDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEXINGTON AND THOMASVILLE
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (-3) 48 (-15) 56
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (-7) 100 (0) 65
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5 N 9 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 N 8 N 10 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.10 0.12
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5160 460 4660
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 W 9 N 20
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 82560 4140 93200
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 69F/10AM 7PM 50F/8AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 37 FAIR 34 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 67 GOOD 14 GEN POOR 77 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS B D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
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 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ039-162000-
RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ASHEBORO AND ARCHDALE
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (-3) 48 (-15) 55
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-11) 100 (+1) 68
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 9 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 N 8 N 11 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.08 0.19
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5420 450 4160
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 W 9 N 22
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 92140 4050 91520
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 70F/10AM 7PM 53F/5AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 37 FAIR 34 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 75 GOOD 16 GEN POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS B D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ040-162000-
CHATHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILER CITY AND PITTSBORO
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (-2) 49 (-13) 55
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-11) 100 (+1) 75
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 9 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 N 8 G17 N 11 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.11 0.32
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 440 3810
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 W 9 N 22
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 102600 3960 83820
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 71F/10AM 7PM 58F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 41 GEN GOOD 36 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 76 GOOD 16 GEN POOR 62 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS B E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ041-162000-
WAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RALEIGH, CARY, APEX, WAKE FOREST,
AND KNIGHTDALE
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (-2) 52 (-13) 56
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-10) 100 (+2) 76
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 N 11 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 N 8 G17 N 11 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.13 0.39
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5430 450 3670
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 NW 12 N 25
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 108600 5400 91750
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 73F/10AM 7PM 61F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 44 GEN GOOD 42 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 80 GOOD 14 GEN POOR 65 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ042-162000-
JOHNSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SMITHFIELD, SELMA, AND CLAYTON
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (-1) 54 (-11) 58
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-3) 100 (+2) 77
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 N 11 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 NW 7 G18 N 12 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.36
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4860 460 3350
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 21 SW 13 N 26
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 102060 5980 87100
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 69F/9AM 7PM 64F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 14 GEN POOR 43 GEN GOOD 41 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 78 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 67 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ043-162000-
WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WILSON
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (-2) 54 (-12) 58
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-5) 100 (+2) 80
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 N 12 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 9 NW 7 G19 N 14 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.38
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4570 450 3230
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 21 SW 15 N 26
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 95970 6750 83980
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 70F/9AM 7PM 64F/4AM
DISPERSION FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 45 GEN GOOD 43 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 79 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 67 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ073-162000-
STANLY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ALBEMARLE
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (-3) 49 (-13) 57
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-3) 100 (+2) 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 N 10 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 N 9 G17 N 11 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.05 0.11
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5870 450 4720
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 SW 12 N 22
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 99790 5400 103840
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 72F/10AM 7PM 57F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 41 GEN GOOD 35 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 77 GOOD 21 FAIR 63 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS B D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
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 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ074-162000-
MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF TROY
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (-4) 49 (-14) 56
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (+1) 100 (+2) 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 6 N 7 N 9 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.17
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5900 450 4260
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 SW 10 N 22
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 100300 4500 93720
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 72F/10AM 7PM 58F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 43 GEN GOOD 34 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 76 GOOD 18 GEN POOR 59 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS B E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
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.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ075-162000-
MOORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTHERN PINES, PINEHURST, ABERDEEN,
AND CARTHAGE
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (-3) 50 (-14) 56
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (0) 100 (+2) 71
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 N 10 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 N 8 G19 N 11 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.06 0.27
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5680 450 3700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 SW 12 N 22
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 96560 5400 81400
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 74F/10AM 7PM 60F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 12 POOR 43 GEN GOOD 35 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 76 GOOD 16 GEN POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ076-162000-
LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SANFORD
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (-4) 52 (-10) 56
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-5) 100 (+1) 74
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 N 10 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 N 8 G18 N 12 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.09 0.35
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5580 440 3730
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 SW 10 N 23
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 100440 4400 85790
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 74F/10AM 7PM 60F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 11 POOR 43 GEN GOOD 37 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 77 GOOD 15 GEN POOR 62 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ077-162000-
HARNETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LILLINGTON, ANGIER, BUIES CREEK, ERWIN,
AND DUNN
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (-3) 53 (-11) 58
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (-3) 100 (+2) 75
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 N 12 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 9 G17 NW 8 G19 N 13 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.08 0.36
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5260 450 3570
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 SW 13 N 23
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 105200 5850 82110
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 74F/10AM 7PM 64F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 12 POOR 41 GEN GOOD 38 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 77 GOOD 14 GEN POOR 64 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ078-162000-
WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (-3) 55 (-11) 59
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (0) 98 (-1) 78
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 N 12
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 9 W 7 G18 N 14 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.36
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4630 450 3150
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 SW 13 N 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 92600 5850 91350
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 75F/10AM 7PM 66F/4AM
DISPERSION FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 15 GEN POOR 39 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 75 GOOD 14 GEN POOR 70 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 60.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ083-162000-
ANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WADESBORO AND POLKTON
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (-2) 49 (-15) 57
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (-2) 100 (+4) 65
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 N 9 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 N 8 G17 N 11 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.13
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6050 450 4140
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 SW 12 N 22
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 102850 5400 91080
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 74F/10AM 7PM 61F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 11 POOR 43 GEN GOOD 36 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 74 GOOD 15 GEN POOR 60 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS B E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NCZ084-162000-
RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCKINGHAM AND ELLERBE
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (-3) 51 (-13) 56
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (0) 100 (+2) 68
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 N 9 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 NW 8 G18 N 10 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.05 0.19
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5640 450 3860
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 SW 12 N 22
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 95880 5400 84920
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 74F/10AM 7PM 62F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 39 FAIR 34 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 70 GOOD 14 GEN POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS B E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ085-162000-
SCOTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAURINBURG, CAMP MACKALL, AND WAGRAM
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (-1) 53 (-11) 57
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-4) 100 (+2) 74
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 N 13 G21
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 9 G17 NW 8 G20 N 14 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.24
PRECIP BEGIN 3 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5220 450 3630
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 SW 12 N 25
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 88740 5400 90750
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 73F/10AM 7PM 64F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 11 POOR 39 FAIR 39 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 72 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 64 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ086-162000-
HOKE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF RAEFORD
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (-2) 53 (-12) 57
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (+1) 99 (+2) 74
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 N 13 G21
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 10 G18 NW 9 G22 N 15 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.30
PRECIP BEGIN 3 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5220 460 3620
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 SW 12 N 25
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 93960 5520 90500
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 74F/10AM 7PM 59F/6AM
DISPERSION FAIR
MAX ADI EARLY 12 POOR 40 FAIR 39 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 75 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 66 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ088-162000-
CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAYETTEVILLE, SPRING LAKE, AND HOPE MILLS
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (-1) 55 (-11) 59
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (-2) 100 (+2) 77
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 N 12 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 9 G18 NW 7 G20 N 14 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.33
PRECIP BEGIN 3 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4860 460 3560
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 SW 14 N 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 87480 6440 85440
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 75F/10AM 7PM 63F/5AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 12 POOR 37 FAIR 38 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 73 GOOD 12 POOR 67 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS C E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NCZ089-162000-
SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLINTON AND ROSEBORO
230 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (-3) 55 (-10) 59
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-1) 100 (0) 79
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 N 11 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 W 6 G19 N 13 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.28
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4680 450 3290
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 S 13 N 28
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 84240 5850 92120
BURN CATEGORY 4 0 4
INVERSION 75F/10AM 7PM 65F/5AM
DISPERSION POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 35 FAIR 40 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 71 GOOD 7 POOR 69 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT
STABILITY CLASS B F D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 60.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
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