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National Weather Service Raleigh NC
410 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

NCZ022-170800-
PIEDMONT TRIAD AIRPORT-GUILFORD NC
36.10N  79.94W Elev. 886 ft
410 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

Date           08/16/26      Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26            Wed
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      74          95          72          90          70
Temp          87 84 79 77 75 76 88 93 92 87 79 76 74 74 84 89 90 83 78 74 72 71
Dewpt         73 74 74 74 73 74 71 70 70 71 71 70 70 71 69 68 67 67 67 66 65 66
RH            63 72 85 90 94 94 57 47 49 59 77 82 87 90 61 50 47 59 69 76 79 84
Wind dir      SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  W  W NW  N NW NW  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
Wind spd       6  5  4  5  4  4  9 10  9  6  6  4  5  5  6  5  6  4  4  5  5  5
Clouds        BK SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr                     20          30          40           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.04        0.05        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S  S  S              C  C  C  C  S  S
Tstms          S  S  S              C  C  C  C
Heat index                         99 98
Max heat                           99    98


Date           08/19  Thu 08/20/26  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          93      72    93      70    85      67    83      67    85
Temp          91 86   75 74 92 84   73 71 84 77   69 69 81 76   69 69 83 79
Dewpt         66 64   67 69 67 68   69 68 68 68   68 68 68 67   67 67 65 64
PWind dir        NW      SW    SW       N    NE      NE    SE      NW    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW   FW SC SC SC   BK BK SC BK   BK BK BK BK   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       5    40      50    60      60    40      30    20
Rain shwrs                      C    C  S     L    L  C  S  C    C        S
Tstms                           C    C        C    C        C    S        S

$$
NCZ041-170800-
RALEIGH DURHAM AIRPORT-WAKE NC
35.88N  78.78W Elev. 441 ft
410 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

Date           08/16/26      Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26            Wed
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      76          97          75          93          73
Temp          90 84 80 78 77 79 90 95 96 87 81 79 77 77 85 91 93 85 79 77 75 74
Dewpt         75 76 75 75 75 76 74 73 72 73 73 72 71 72 73 73 71 71 71 71 71 72
RH            62 77 85 91 94 91 60 49 46 63 77 79 82 85 67 56 49 63 77 82 87 93
Wind dir       S  S  S SW SW SW  W NW  W NW  W NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  W  N  N
Wind spd       5  5  4  3  4  4  6  8  6  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  3  1  1  2  2
Clouds        BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20          20          40           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.06        0.05           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  S                 S  S  C  C  S  S
Tstms          C  S                 S  S  C  C
Heat index   101                99105105                  100100
Max heat        101               105   105               100   101
Heat           Y                 Y  Y  Y


Date           08/19  Thu 08/20/26  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          94      75    96      72    87      69    85      69    88
Temp          92 87   78 76 94 86   76 73 85 80   72 72 82 79   72 71 85 81
Dewpt         72 71   72 73 72 71   72 70 73 72   70 70 73 71   70 69 70 69
PWind dir        NW       S    SW      SW    NE      NE     N      SW    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW   SC FW SC SC   BK SC SC BK   BK BK BK BK   BK BK SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       5    30      50    60      60    60      40    20
Rain shwrs                      C    C  S  S  L    L  C  C  L    C  S  S  S
Tstms                           C    C     S  C    C        C    S        S

$$
NCZ011-170800-
HALIFAX-NORTHAMPTON REGIONAL AIRPORT NC
36.33N  77.64W Elev. 145 ft
410 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

Date           08/16/26      Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26            Wed
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      74          96          72          91          69
Temp          89 82 78 76 75 76 88 93 94 86 78 75 73 74 84 89 91 81 75 71 70 72
Dewpt         75 76 75 75 74 75 75 74 73 75 74 73 72 72 74 74 73 74 72 71 70 71
RH            64 82 91 97 97 97 66 54 51 70 88 94 97 93 72 61 56 79 90100100 97
Wind dir       S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  N  N
Wind spd       6  4  3  4  5  3  8  8  5  0  0  0  1  3  4  4  3  1  0  0  0  0
Clouds        BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30          20          40          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.22        0.02        0.04           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C  S  S           S  S  C  C  S  S
Tstms          C  C  S  S           S  S  C  C
Heat index    99                  103104                   98100
Max heat        100               103   105                99   102


Date           08/19  Thu 08/20/26  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          92      71    93      68    85      66    83      66    86
Temp          90 82   74 74 92 83   72 71 83 78   69 69 81 77   69 69 84 79
Dewpt         74 74   73 73 74 75   71 70 74 73   69 69 74 73   69 69 71 71
PWind dir        NE       S    SW      SW    NE       N    NW      SW    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC FW SC SC   BK SC SC BK   BK BK BK BK   BK BK BK SC
PoP 12hr         10      20    40      60    60      60    50      40    30
Rain shwrs             S        C    L  S  S  L    L  C  C  C    C  C  S  C
Tstms                           S    C     S  C    C  S     C    S        C

$$
NCZ027-170800-
ROCKY MOUNT WILSON-NASH NC
35.86N  77.89W Elev. 160 ft
410 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

Date           08/16/26      Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26            Wed
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      75          98          73          93          71
Temp          89 83 79 78 76 78 89 94 96 89 81 78 75 76 87 91 93 84 78 74 72 75
Dewpt         75 75 75 75 74 75 74 73 71 72 72 72 71 72 72 70 69 70 70 71 71 72
RH            64 77 88 91 94 91 61 51 45 57 74 82 87 87 61 50 46 63 76 90 97 90
Wind dir       S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd       5  5  5  4  5  5  8  9  6  0  0  0  3  4  5  4  3  0  0  0  0  0
Clouds        BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30          20          40          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.02        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C                 S  S  C  C  S  S
Tstms          C  C                 S  S  C  C
Heat index    99                98103104                      98
Max heat         99               103   104                98    98
Heat                             Y  Y  Y


Date           08/19  Thu 08/20/26  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          93      73    96      71    87      68    85      68    87
Temp          91 85   76 76 94 86   74 74 85 80   72 72 83 79   72 72 85 81
Dewpt         70 71   72 73 70 71   71 71 70 70   69 70 70 70   69 69 68 68
PWind dir         S       S    SW      SW    NE       N     W      SW     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC CL FW SC   BK SC SC BK   BK SC BK BK   BK SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10       5    30      50    70      60    60      50    20
Rain shwrs                      C    C  C  S  L    L  C  C  L    C  C  S  S
Tstms                           C    C     S  C    C        C    C        S

$$
NCZ088-170800-
FAYETTEVILLE-CUMBERLAND NC
34.99N  78.88W Elev. 187 ft
410 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

Date           08/16/26      Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26            Wed
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      76         100          76          96          75
Temp          90 85 80 78 77 79 91 98 98 90 84 81 78 78 89 95 96 88 81 78 75 77
Dewpt         76 76 76 76 76 76 75 73 72 72 72 73 72 73 73 71 70 70 71 72 72 73
RH            64 75 88 94 97 91 60 45 43 56 67 77 82 85 59 46 43 55 72 82 90 87
Wind dir       S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W NW  N  N NW NW  N  S NE  N  N
Wind spd       6  6  4  4  4  4  6  9  9  4  2  3  4  5  6  5  6  4  3  1  3  3
Clouds        OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20          20          20           5          10
QPF 12hr                   0.08           0        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  S                 S  S  S  S
Tstms          C  S                 S  S  S  S
Heat index   102               102108107                  103103
Max heat        102               109   107               104   104
Heat           Y                 Y  Y  Y


Date           08/19  Thu 08/20/26  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          96      75    98      74    91      71    88      71    90
Temp          95 88   79 78 96 89   78 76 90 83   74 74 86 81   73 73 88 83
Dewpt         71 71   74 75 70 72   73 73 72 72   72 72 72 71   71 72 69 69
PWind dir         N       S    SW       S    SW       E     S       S     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC FW FW SC   SC SC SC BK   BK SC BK BK   BK SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10       5    20      30    60      70    60      50    20
Rain shwrs                      S    C     S  L    L  C  C  L    C  C  S  S
Tstms                           S    C     S  C    C        C    C        S

$$
NCZ075-170800-
MOORE COUNTY AIRPORT-MOORE NC
35.24N  79.39W Elev. 455 ft
410 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

Date           08/16/26      Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26            Wed
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      76          99          75          96          73
Temp          90 83 80 79 77 79 92 97 97 89 82 79 77 77 89 94 95 86 80 76 74 75
Dewpt         76 76 76 76 76 76 73 71 70 72 73 73 72 72 72 70 69 70 70 71 70 71
RH            64 80 88 91 97 91 54 43 42 57 74 82 85 85 57 46 43 59 72 85 87 87
Wind dir       S  S  S SW SW SW  W NW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N NW NW  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd       5  5  5  5  4  4  6  8  8  3  1  2  4  5  5  5  5  3  0  0  3  3
Clouds        SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     20          20          30           5          10
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.04        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  S                 S  S  C  C
Tstms          C  S                 S  S  C  C
Heat index   102               101105104                  100101
Max heat        102               105   104               100   102
Heat           Y                 Y  Y  Y


Date           08/19  Thu 08/20/26  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          96      74    98      72    90      69    86      69    89
Temp          95 88   77 76 96 88   75 74 89 81   72 71 85 79   71 71 87 81
Dewpt         69 69   73 74 70 70   72 72 72 71   72 71 71 71   71 71 68 68
PWind dir        NW      SW    SW      SW     N       E     S       S    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC   SC FW FW SC   SC SC SC BK   BK SC BK BK   BK SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10       5    20      40    60      70    60      50    20
Rain shwrs                      S    C     S  L    L  C  C  L    C  S  S  S
Tstms                           S    S     S  C    C        C    C        S

$$
NCZ073-170800-
STANLY COUNTY AIRPORT-STANLY NC
35.41N  80.15W Elev. 609 ft
410 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

Date           08/16/26      Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26            Wed
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      73          97          72          92          71
Temp          92 85 80 77 75 76 89 94 94 88 79 76 74 74 86 91 92 84 77 75 73 72
Dewpt         73 75 75 75 73 75 72 71 71 73 72 71 70 72 71 70 69 70 70 68 67 68
RH            54 72 85 94 94 97 57 47 47 61 79 85 87 93 61 50 47 63 79 79 81 87
Wind dir       W  S  S  S SW SW  W NW  W  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd       4  3  2  1  1  1  4  8  5  0  0  0  1  4  5  4  4  0  0  0  1  2
Clouds        SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     20          20          30           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.04        0.04           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S  S                 S  S  C  C  S  S
Tstms          S  S                 S  S  C  C
Heat index   101                  101101
Max heat        103               101   101                      98
Heat           Y                 Y  Y  Y


Date           08/19  Thu 08/20/26  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          94      71    95      70    88      67    85      67    87
Temp          92 86   75 73 93 86   74 70 86 79   69 69 83 78   69 69 85 80
Dewpt         69 69   69 71 69 70   69 70 71 71   69 69 71 70   69 69 67 67
PWind dir         N       N    SW      NW     N       N     S       N    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW SC SC   BK SC SC BK   BK SC BK BK   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       5    20      40    50      70    50      40    20
Rain shwrs                      S    C  S     C    L  C  C  C    C  S  S  S
Tstms                           S    C        C    C        C    C        S

$$