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Area Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

NCZ007-182000-
Person-
Including the city of Roxboro
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      91          67          81          65          86
Temp                      86 76 72 71 70 69 76 80 80 73 70 68 66 67 77 84 84 77
Dewpt                     70 73 72 71 70 68 69 69 69 69 68 67 66 67 69 69 69 70
RH                        59 90100100100 97 79 69 69 87 93 97100100 76 61 61 79
Wind dir                   N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  S SW SW SW
Wind spd                   4  2  1  1  3  4  6  5  5  3  2  1  0  0  2  3  3  1
Clouds                    B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     60          40          20          10           5
QPF 12hr              0.11-0.31   0.05-0.13           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                 L  C  S        S  S     S
Tstms                      L  C  S


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          67    87      65    77      60    69      57    70
Temp          70 68 85 77   68 66 74 70   63 61 68 64   59 58 69 64
Dewpt         69 68 69 70   68 66 69 68   63 61 64 63   59 58 62 63
PWind dir        SW    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr          5    60      70    60      60    40      30    20
Rain shwrs              L    L  C  C  L    L  C  C  C    C  C     S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S

$$
NCZ008-182000-
Granville-
Including the cities of Oxford and Creedmoor
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      91          69          82          66          86
Temp                      87 75 72 72 71 70 77 81 81 74 71 68 67 67 77 84 84 76
Dewpt                     71 72 72 71 70 69 70 70 69 69 68 67 66 67 69 69 69 70
RH                        59 90100 97 97 97 79 69 67 84 90 97 97100 76 61 61 82
Wind dir                   N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE  S  S  S SW
Wind spd                   3  2  1  1  2  4  5  5  5  3  2  1  0  0  2  2  2  1
Clouds                    B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     70          50          20          10           5
QPF 12hr              0.11-0.45   0.06-0.16           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  C  S        S  S     S
Tstms                      C  C  S


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    87      66    77      62    69      59    70
Temp          70 69 85 77   69 67 75 71   65 62 68 65   60 60 69 65
Dewpt         70 69 70 71   68 67 71 69   64 62 66 64   60 60 64 64
PWind dir        SW    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE       N     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr          5    60      70    60      50    40      20    20
Rain shwrs              L    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    S  S     S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S             S

$$
NCZ009-182000-
Vance-
Including the cities of Henderson and Kittrell
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      91          69          82          66          86
Temp                      87 75 73 72 71 70 77 81 81 74 71 68 67 68 77 84 84 76
Dewpt                     71 72 72 71 70 70 71 70 69 69 68 67 66 68 70 70 69 70
RH                        59 90 97 97 97100 82 69 67 84 90 97 97100 79 63 61 82
Wind dir                   N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd                   3  1  1  1  2  4  5  5  5  3  2  1  0  0  1  2  2  0
Clouds                    B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          40          20           5           5
QPF 12hr              0.11-0.35   0.06-0.13        0.02           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  C  S        S        S
Tstms                      C  C  S


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          69    87      67    77      63    69      60    70
Temp          71 70 85 76   69 68 75 71   65 63 68 65   61 61 69 65
Dewpt         70 70 71 71   69 68 72 69   65 63 67 65   61 61 65 64
PWind dir        SW    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE       N     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr          5    60      70    60      50    40      20    20
Rain shwrs              L    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S             S

$$
NCZ010-182000-
Warren-
Including the cities of Warrenton and Norlina
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      91          69          83          66          87
Temp                      88 76 74 72 72 70 78 82 82 75 71 68 67 68 79 85 86 77
Dewpt                     72 73 73 72 71 70 71 70 70 69 68 67 66 68 70 70 70 70
RH                        59 90 97100 97100 79 67 67 82 90 97 97100 74 61 59 79
Wind dir                   N  N  E NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd                   3  1  0  0  2  4  5  5  4  3  2  0  0  0  1  2  2  0
Clouds                    SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     50          50          20           5           5
QPF 12hr              0.06-0.19   0.09-0.21           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  C  S        S     S
Tstms                      C  C  S
Heat index                95
Max heat               98    99


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          69    88      67    79      63    71      60    72
Temp          71 70 86 77   69 68 76 72   66 64 70 66   62 61 71 66
Dewpt         70 70 71 72   69 68 73 69   65 63 68 66   62 61 66 65
PWind dir        SW    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE       N     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr          5    60      70    60      50    40      20    30
Rain shwrs              L    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S             S

$$
NCZ011-182000-
Halifax-
Including the cities of Roanoke Rapids, Enfield,
and Scotland Neck
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      91          69          83    64 66 70          87
Temp                      87 76 73 72 71 70 78 82 82 75 70 68 67 68 79 85 86 76
Dewpt                     74 74 73 72 71 70 71 70 69 69 68 67 66 68 71 70 70 71
RH                        65 94100100100100 79 67 65 82 93 97 97100 77 61 59 85
Wind dir                   N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE  E  S  S SE
Wind spd                   4  2  1  0  2  4  6  6  6  4  2  0  0  0  2  3  3  0
Clouds                    SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     30          40          20           5           5
QPF 12hr              0.01-0.16   0.07-0.24           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                 S  C  S        S     S
Tstms                      S  C  S
Heat index                96
Max heat              101   101


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    88      67    80      64    73      61    73
Temp          70 70 86 76   69 69 78 72   67 65 72 67   63 62 72 66
Dewpt         70 70 71 73   69 68 72 70   66 65 69 67   63 62 66 65
PWind dir         S    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE       N     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr          5    60      60    60      50    40      20    30
Rain shwrs              L    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                   C    C     S  C    C        S             S

$$
NCZ021-182000-
Forsyth-
Including the city of Winston-Salem
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      93          69          82          68          87
Temp                      87 79 75 73 71 70 77 81 81 75 71 69 69 69 77 85 85 77
Dewpt                     70 71 72 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 68 67 69 70 70 70 70
RH                        57 77 90 93 97100 79 69 67 82 90 97 93100 79 61 61 79
Wind dir                   N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE  S SW SW SW
Wind spd                   4  2  2  3  4  5  6  6  6  4  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  2
Clouds                    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     60          30          30          10          30
QPF 12hr              0.09-0.43   0.02-0.11        0.01           0   0.00-0.06
Rain shwrs                 L  C           S  S  C                       C  C
Tstms                      L  C                                         S  C


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    88      66    77      62    69      58    71
Temp          70 68 86 78   68 67 74 71   64 62 67 65   60 59 69 65
Dewpt         70 68 70 71   68 67 70 68   64 62 65 64   60 59 64 63
PWind dir        SW    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         10    70      70    60      60    40      30    20
Rain shwrs              L    L  L  C  L    L  C  C  C    C     S
Tstms                   C    C        S    C        S    S

$$
NCZ022-182000-
Guilford-
Including the cities of Greensboro and High Point
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      92          69          81          67          86
Temp                      86 77 73 72 71 70 77 80 80 75 70 69 68 68 77 84 84 76
Dewpt                     70 71 72 71 70 70 71 71 70 69 68 68 67 68 70 70 70 70
RH                        59 82 97 97 97100 82 74 72 82 93 97 97100 79 63 63 82
Wind dir                   N NE  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE  S SW SW SW
Wind spd                   4  2  2  2  4  5  6  6  8  4  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  2
Clouds                    B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     70          40          30           5          10
QPF 12hr              0.14-0.45   0.02-0.08           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                 L  C  S        S  S  C  S                    S  S
Tstms                      L  C  S                                      S  S


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    87      66    77      62    68      58    70
Temp          70 69 85 77   68 67 74 71   64 62 67 64   59 59 69 64
Dewpt         70 69 70 71   68 67 71 68   64 62 66 64   59 59 64 63
PWind dir        SW    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B2 B1 B2
PoP 12hr         10    60      70    60      60    40      30    10
Rain shwrs              L    L  C  C  L    L  C  C  C    C  S  S
Tstms                   C    C        S    C        S

$$
NCZ023-182000-
Alamance-
Including the cities of Burlington, Graham, and Mebane
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      92          69          81          66          86
Temp                      87 77 73 72 71 71 77 80 80 74 70 69 67 68 77 84 84 75
Dewpt                     71 72 72 71 70 70 72 72 71 70 69 68 66 68 70 70 70 71
RH                        59 85 97 97 97 97 85 77 74 87 97 97 97100 79 63 63 87
Wind dir                  NW NE  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                   4  2  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  3  2  1  1  0  2  3  3  1
Clouds                    B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     70          40          30           5           5
QPF 12hr              0.17-0.47        0.05           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                 L  C  S        S  S  C
Tstms                      L  C  S


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          67    87      66    78      61    69      58    70
Temp          69 69 85 77   68 67 75 71   64 62 68 65   60 59 69 64
Dewpt         69 69 71 73   68 67 73 69   64 62 68 65   60 59 66 64
PWind dir        SW    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr          5    60      70    60      60    40      30    20
Rain shwrs              L    L  C  C  L    L  C  C  C    C  S     S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S             S

$$
NCZ024-182000-
Orange-
Including the cities of Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      91          68          81          66          86
Temp                      87 76 73 71 70 70 77 80 80 74 70 69 67 68 77 84 84 76
Dewpt                     71 73 72 71 70 69 72 71 71 70 69 67 66 68 70 70 70 71
RH                        59 90 97100100 97 85 74 74 87 97 93 97100 79 63 63 85
Wind dir                   N NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                   4  2  2  2  3  4  6  5  5  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  2  1
Clouds                    B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     70          50          30          10           5
QPF 12hr              0.19-0.50   0.06-0.16           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                 L  C  S        S  S  S
Tstms                      L  C  S


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    87      66    78      62    69      58    70
Temp          70 69 85 77   69 67 76 71   64 62 69 65   60 59 69 64
Dewpt         70 69 71 72   68 67 72 69   64 62 68 65   60 59 66 64
PWind dir        SW    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr          5    60      70    70      60    40      20    20
Rain shwrs              L    L  C  C  L    L  C  C  C    S  S     S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S

$$
NCZ025-182000-
Durham-
Including the cities of Durham and Rougemont
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      91          69          82          67          87
Temp                      88 77 73 72 71 70 78 81 81 75 72 70 68 68 78 85 85 78
Dewpt                     71 73 73 72 71 70 72 71 70 70 69 68 67 68 70 70 70 71
RH                        57 87100100100100 82 72 69 84 90 93 97100 76 61 61 79
Wind dir                   N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE SE  S  S SW
Wind spd                   4  3  2  2  3  4  6  5  6  4  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  1
Clouds                    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     70          70          30          10           5
QPF 12hr              0.18-0.40   0.10-0.22           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  L  S        S  S  S  S
Tstms                      C  L  S                 S
Heat index                94
Max heat              100   101


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          69    88      68    79      63    71      60    72
Temp          72 70 86 78   70 68 77 73   66 63 70 67   62 61 71 66
Dewpt         71 70 71 72   70 68 72 70   66 63 67 66   62 60 65 65
PWind dir        SW    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr          5    60      70    70      50    40      20    20
Rain shwrs              L    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    S  S     S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S             S

$$
NCZ026-182000-
Franklin-
Including the cities of Louisburg and Franklinton
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      92          69          83          66          87
Temp                      88 77 73 72 71 70 78 82 82 75 71 69 67 68 78 85 85 77
Dewpt                     72 73 72 72 71 70 72 71 70 70 68 67 67 68 71 70 69 71
RH                        59 87 97100100100 82 69 67 84 90 93100100 79 61 59 82
Wind dir                   N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd                   3  2  1  1  2  4  5  5  5  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  0
Clouds                    SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                     50          50          20           5           5
QPF 12hr              0.05-0.24   0.08-0.15        0.02           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  C  S        S     S  S
Tstms                      C  C  S                 S
Heat index                95
Max heat               99    99


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          69    89      67    80      64    72      60    72
Temp          71 70 87 78   70 68 77 72   66 64 71 67   62 61 71 66
Dewpt         70 70 71 72   69 68 73 70   66 64 69 67   62 61 67 66
PWind dir        SW    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE       N     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr          5    60      60    60      50    40      20    20
Rain shwrs              L    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    S  S     S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S             S

$$
NCZ027-182000-
Nash-
Including the cities of Nashville, Spring Hope, and Rocky Mount
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      93          70          84          67          88
Temp                      90 78 75 73 72 72 79 83 83 76 72 69 68 69 80 86 86 78
Dewpt                     71 73 73 72 71 71 72 71 70 70 69 68 67 69 71 70 70 71
RH                        54 85 94 97 97 97 79 67 65 82 90 97 97100 74 59 59 79
Wind dir                   N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE  E SE  S  S
Wind spd                   3  2  1  1  3  4  8  6  6  4  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  0
Clouds                    SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     40          50          20          10          10
QPF 12hr              0.04-0.19   0.08-0.21        0.02           0           0
Rain shwrs                 S  C  S        S     S  S
Tstms                      S  C  S              S  S
Heat index                96
Max heat              100   100


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          70    90      68    81      65    74      62    74
Temp          72 71 88 78   70 69 79 73   68 66 73 68   64 63 73 68
Dewpt         71 71 71 72   70 69 73 71   67 65 69 68   63 63 66 66
PWind dir         S    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE       N     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr          5    50      60    60      40    40      20    30
Rain shwrs              C    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S             S

$$
NCZ028-182000-
Edgecombe-
Including the cities of Tarboro and Princeville
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      92          70          84          68          87
Temp                      89 78 75 73 72 72 79 83 83 76 71 69 68 69 80 85 86 77
Dewpt                     72 73 73 73 72 71 72 70 70 70 69 68 67 69 71 71 70 72
RH                        57 85 94100100 97 79 65 65 82 93 97 97100 74 63 59 85
Wind dir                   N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE  E  E SE SE
Wind spd                   4  2  2  1  3  5  8  8  8  5  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  2
Clouds                    SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     30          40          20          10          10
QPF 12hr              0.01-0.06   0.10-0.18        0.01           0           0
Rain shwrs                 S  C  S        S     S  S
Tstms                      S  C  S              S  S
Heat index                96
Max heat               99   100


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          70    89      69    82      66    75      63    74
Temp          72 72 87 78   71 70 79 74   68 67 74 69   64 64 73 68
Dewpt         72 72 71 73   70 70 72 71   68 67 69 68   64 64 66 66
PWind dir         S    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE       N     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC B2   B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 B1 B2 B1   B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    60      50    60      40    50      20    30
Rain shwrs              L    C  S  C  L    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                   C    C        C    S        C             S

$$
NCZ038-182000-
Davidson-
Including the cities of Lexington and Thomasville
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      93          69          83          67          87
Temp                      87 77 73 71 70 70 77 82 82 75 70 69 68 68 77 84 85 76
Dewpt                     71 72 72 71 70 70 72 71 71 70 69 68 68 68 70 70 70 71
RH                        59 85 97100100100 85 69 69 84 97 97100100 79 63 61 85
Wind dir                  NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE  S  S SW SW
Wind spd                   3  2  1  1  2  3  5  5  5  3  2  1  1  0  1  2  2  1
Clouds                    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     70          40          30          10          10
QPF 12hr              0.20-0.46        0.03        0.01           0           0
Rain shwrs                 L  C           S     C                       S  S
Tstms                      L  C                 S                       S  S


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          67    88      66    78      62    70      58    71
Temp          70 68 86 77   69 67 76 71   65 62 69 65   60 59 70 65
Dewpt         70 68 70 72   68 67 71 69   65 62 66 65   60 59 64 64
PWind dir        SW    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr         10    60      70    60      60    40      30    20
Rain shwrs              L    L  C  C  L    L  C  C  C    C     S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S    S

$$
NCZ039-182000-
Randolph-
Including the cities of Asheboro and Archdale
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      93          69          82          66          86
Temp                      88 76 73 71 71 70 77 81 81 74 70 69 68 68 77 84 84 75
Dewpt                     70 72 72 70 70 70 72 72 71 70 69 68 67 68 70 70 70 71
RH                        55 87 97 97 97100 85 74 72 87 97 97 97100 79 63 63 87
Wind dir                  NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                   3  1  0  1  2  3  5  5  5  2  2  1  0  0  1  1  2  0
Clouds                    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     70          50          30          10           5
QPF 12hr              0.14-0.42        0.03        0.01           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  C                 C  S
Tstms                      C  C                 S  S
Heat index                94
Max heat               99    99


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          67    88      66    78      62    70      58    71
Temp          69 69 86 76   68 67 76 71   65 62 69 65   60 59 70 65
Dewpt         69 69 71 72   68 67 72 69   65 62 67 65   60 59 65 64
PWind dir        SW    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr          5    60      70    60      60    40      30    10
Rain shwrs              L    L  C  C  L    L  C  C  C    S  S  S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S

$$
NCZ040-182000-
Chatham-
Including the cities of Siler City and Pittsboro
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      93          69          83          67          87
Temp                      90 76 73 72 71 71 78 82 82 75 71 69 68 68 78 85 85 76
Dewpt                     71 73 72 71 70 70 73 73 72 71 69 68 67 68 71 71 70 71
RH                        54 90 97 97 97 97 85 74 72 87 93 97 97100 79 63 61 85
Wind dir                  NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd                   2  2  1  1  2  3  5  5  5  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  0
Clouds                    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     70          60          30          10           5
QPF 12hr              0.21-0.47   0.02-0.19   0.00-0.05           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  L  S        S  S  C  S
Tstms                      C  L  S              S  S
Heat index                96
Max heat              102   101                                              94


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    89      67    80      63    72      60    73
Temp          70 70 87 78   69 68 78 73   66 63 71 67   61 60 72 67
Dewpt         70 70 72 73   69 68 73 70   66 63 69 66   61 60 66 65
PWind dir        SW    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    50      70    70      50    40      20    20
Rain shwrs              C    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    S        S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S             S

$$
NCZ041-182000-
Wake-
Including the cities of Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest,
and Knightdale
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      93          70          83          68          87
Temp                      90 77 74 73 72 72 79 82 82 76 72 70 68 69 79 85 85 78
Dewpt                     72 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 69 68 68 69 70 70 69 71
RH                        56 85 93 97100100 79 69 69 82 90 93100100 74 61 59 79
Wind dir                   N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE  E  S  S  S
Wind spd                   3  3  2  2  3  4  6  6  6  4  3  2  2  1  2  2  2  1
Clouds                    SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     60          70          30          10           5
QPF 12hr              0.20-0.42   0.12-0.37   0.00-0.07           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  L  S        S  S  S  S
Tstms                      C  L  S              S  S
Heat index                97
Max heat              102   101


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          70    89      68    81      64    73      61    73
Temp          72 71 87 79   71 69 79 74   67 65 72 68   63 62 72 68
Dewpt         71 71 71 72   70 69 72 71   67 65 68 66   63 62 66 65
PWind dir        SW    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE       N     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    50      70    60      50    30      20    20
Rain shwrs              C    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    S        S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S             S

$$
NCZ042-182000-
Johnston-
Including the cities of Smithfield, Selma, and Clayton
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      93          70          84          68          88
Temp                      91 79 75 73 72 72 79 83 83 76 72 70 69 70 80 86 86 78
Dewpt                     71 73 73 72 72 72 73 72 71 71 70 69 68 70 71 71 70 72
RH                        52 82 94 97100100 82 70 67 85 93 97 97100 74 61 59 82
Wind dir                   N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  S  S
Wind spd                   3  2  1  1  2  4  6  6  6  3  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  1
Clouds                    SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     50          70          40          10          10
QPF 12hr              0.07-0.40   0.13-0.47   0.03-0.10           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  L  C        S     S  C  S
Tstms                      C  L  C              S  C
Heat index                98
Max heat              100   100                                        94    94


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          70    90      69    83      66    77      63    77
Temp          72 72 88 80   71 70 81 75   68 67 76 71   65 64 75 70
Dewpt         72 72 71 73   71 70 73 71   68 66 69 68   65 64 67 66
PWind dir         S    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE       N     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC B2   B2 B1 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    50      60    60      40    30      10    20
Rain shwrs              C    L  C  C  L    C  S  C  C             S
Tstms                   C    S        C    C        C             S

$$
NCZ043-182000-
Wilson-
Including the city of Wilson
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      93          70          84          68          88
Temp                      91 80 75 73 72 72 79 83 83 76 72 70 68 70 81 86 86 78
Dewpt                     70 73 73 72 72 72 72 71 70 70 69 69 68 70 71 71 69 71
RH                        50 79 94 97100100 79 67 65 82 90 97100100 72 61 57 79
Wind dir                   N  N NE  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE  E SE  S  S
Wind spd                   3  2  1  1  3  5  8  8  8  5  3  1  2  2  3  3  3  2
Clouds                    SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     40          60          30          10          10
QPF 12hr              0.02-0.11   0.09-0.33        0.03           0           0
Rain shwrs                 S  L  S        S     S  S
Tstms                      S  L  S              S  S
Heat index                97
Max heat              100   100                                              94


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          70    90      69    83      66    77      63    76
Temp          72 72 88 79   71 70 81 75   68 67 75 70   65 64 75 70
Dewpt         72 72 71 73   71 70 72 71   68 67 69 67   65 64 67 66
PWind dir         S    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE       N     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC B2   B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 B1 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    60      50    60      40    40      20    20
Rain shwrs              L    C  S  C  L    C  S  C  C    S  S  S  S
Tstms                   C    S        C    S        C             S

$$
NCZ073-182000-
Stanly-
Including the city of Albemarle
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      94          69          85          68          88
Temp                      92 79 74 72 71 72 79 83 84 77 72 71 69 70 78 85 86 78
Dewpt                     71 72 72 71 70 71 73 72 72 72 71 70 69 70 71 70 70 72
RH                        51 79 93 97 97 97 82 70 67 85 97 97100100 79 61 59 82
Wind dir                  NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  N
Wind spd                   3  2  0  0  1  2  4  4  5  3  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  0
Clouds                    SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     60          50          40          10           5
QPF 12hr              0.05-0.28        0.03        0.01           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  C  S              C  C
Tstms                      C  C  S              S  C
Heat index                98
Max heat              103   102                                              94


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    90      67    82      64    74      60    74
Temp          70 70 88 79   70 69 79 74   67 64 72 68   62 61 72 68
Dewpt         70 70 71 73   70 69 71 72   67 64 68 67   62 61 65 66
PWind dir         N    SE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    50      70    70      50    30      30    10
Rain shwrs              C    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    C
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S    S

$$
NCZ074-182000-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Troy
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      95          70          85          68          87
Temp                      92 78 73 72 71 72 79 83 84 76 72 70 69 69 78 85 85 76
Dewpt                     71 72 72 71 70 71 72 71 71 71 70 69 69 69 70 70 69 71
RH                        51 82 97 97 97 97 79 67 65 85 93 97100100 76 61 59 85
Wind dir                   N  N NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE  E SE SE  S
Wind spd                   2  1  0  0  1  2  3  3  4  2  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  0
Clouds                    B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr                     60          50          40          10           5
QPF 12hr              0.19-0.38   0.03-0.15   0.00-0.07           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  C  S              C  C
Tstms                      C  C  S              S  C
Heat index                98
Max heat              101   101


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    90      67    81      64    74      60    74
Temp          70 70 88 78   70 69 79 73   67 64 72 68   63 61 72 68
Dewpt         70 70 70 72   70 69 70 70   67 64 66 66   62 61 64 65
PWind dir         S    SE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    50      70    70      50    30      20    10
Rain shwrs              C    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S    S

$$
NCZ075-182000-
Moore-
Including the cities of Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen,
and Carthage
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      94          70          84          68          88
Temp                      91 78 73 73 72 72 78 83 83 76 72 71 69 69 79 86 86 77
Dewpt                     70 72 72 72 71 71 73 72 72 71 70 69 68 69 70 70 69 71
RH                        50 82 97 97 97 97 85 70 70 85 93 93 97100 74 59 57 82
Wind dir                  NW  N  W  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE  E SE SE  S
Wind spd                   2  2  1  1  2  3  5  4  5  3  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  1
Clouds                    SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     60          60          40          10          10
QPF 12hr              0.14-0.39   0.02-0.14        0.05           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  L  S              C  C
Tstms                      C  L  S              C  C
Heat index                97
Max heat              100   100


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    90      67    82      64    75      61    75
Temp          70 70 88 78   70 69 80 74   67 65 74 69   63 62 74 69
Dewpt         70 70 71 72   70 69 71 71   67 65 67 67   63 61 64 65
PWind dir        SW    SE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC B2   B2 B1 B2 B2   B1 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    50      70    70      50    30      20    10
Rain shwrs              C    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    S        S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S             S

$$
NCZ076-182000-
Lee-
Including the city of Sanford
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      93          70          84          67          88
Temp                      91 78 73 72 72 72 78 83 83 76 72 70 69 69 79 86 86 77
Dewpt                     70 72 73 72 71 72 73 73 71 71 70 69 68 69 71 70 70 71
RH                        50 82100100 97100 85 72 67 85 93 97 97100 77 59 59 82
Wind dir                  NW  N NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE  E SE SE  S
Wind spd                   2  2  1  1  2  3  5  5  5  3  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  0
Clouds                    SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     60          70          30          10           5
QPF 12hr              0.20-0.43   0.03-0.15        0.03           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  L  S              C  S
Tstms                      C  L  S              S  S
Heat index                97
Max heat               99    99                                              94


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    90      68    82      64    75      61    75
Temp          70 70 88 78   70 69 80 74   67 65 73 69   63 62 73 68
Dewpt         70 70 72 72   70 69 73 71   67 65 69 67   63 62 66 66
PWind dir        SW     E      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC B1   B2 B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    50      70    60      50    40      20    20
Rain shwrs              C    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    S        S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S             S

$$
NCZ077-182000-
Harnett-
Including the cities of Lillington, Angier, Buies Creek, Erwin,
and Dunn
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      94          71          84          68          89
Temp                      92 80 75 74 73 73 79 83 83 77 73 71 69 70 80 87 86 79
Dewpt                     70 72 73 73 72 72 73 72 71 71 70 70 69 70 71 71 70 71
RH                        49 77 94 97 97 97 82 70 67 82 90 97100100 74 59 59 77
Wind dir                  NW  N NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE  E  E SE  S
Wind spd                   3  3  1  1  2  4  6  6  8  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  1
Clouds                    SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     60          70          40          20          10
QPF 12hr              0.09-0.34   0.07-0.37   0.03-0.11           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  L  C              C  C  S
Tstms                      C  L  C              C  C
Heat index                98
Max heat              100   100                                        94    94


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          70    91      69    84      66    78      63    77
Temp          72 72 89 79   71 70 81 75   69 66 76 71   65 64 76 71
Dewpt         72 72 72 72   71 70 72 71   68 66 69 67   64 63 66 65
PWind dir         S    SE      NE    NE      NE    NE       N     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC B2   B2 B1 B2 B2   B1 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    50      60    60      50    30      20    20
Rain shwrs              C    L  C  C  L    C  S  C  C    S        S
Tstms                   C    S        C    C        S             S

$$
NCZ078-182000-
Wayne-
Including the city of Goldsboro
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      93          71          85          68          89
Temp                      91 81 75 73 72 73 80 84 84 77 72 70 69 70 81 87 87 78
Dewpt                     71 73 73 72 72 72 73 72 71 71 70 69 69 70 72 71 70 72
RH                        52 77 94 97100 97 79 67 65 82 93 97100100 74 59 57 82
Wind dir                   N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE NE  E SE  S
Wind spd                   3  2  1  1  3  4  8  8  8  4  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  2
Clouds                    SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     40          60          30          20          20
QPF 12hr              0.01-0.21   0.12-0.42   0.03-0.13           0           0
Rain shwrs                 S  L  C              C  C  S                 S  S
Tstms                      S  L  C              C  C                    S  S
Heat index                97
Max heat              100   100                                        94    95


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          70    90      69    84      67    80      64    79
Temp          72 72 88 80   71 71 82 75   69 68 77 73   65 65 77 72
Dewpt         72 72 72 73   71 71 73 72   69 68 70 68   65 65 67 66
PWind dir         S     E      NE    NE      NE    NE       N     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC B2   B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 B1 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0    60      50    60      30    40      10    20
Rain shwrs              L    C  S  C  L    C  S  S  C    S     S  S
Tstms                   C    S        C    S        C             S

$$
NCZ083-182000-
Anson-
Including the cities of Wadesboro and Polkton
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      95          70          87          69          88
Temp                      92 80 75 73 72 72 81 85 86 78 73 72 70 70 78 86 86 78
Dewpt                     68 71 72 71 70 71 73 72 72 72 71 71 70 70 71 70 70 72
RH                        46 74 90 93 93 97 77 65 63 82 93 97100100 79 59 59 82
Wind dir                   N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE  E  E SE  N
Wind spd                   1  1  0  0  0  2  3  3  4  2  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  0
Clouds                    SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr                     50          50          40          10          10
QPF 12hr              0.06-0.27   0.03-0.12        0.02           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  C  S              C  C
Tstms                      C  C  S              C  C
Heat index                96
Max heat              101   100                      94                      94


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          69    91      68    84      66    78      62    78
Temp          71 71 89 80   72 70 81 76   69 66 76 72   65 63 76 72
Dewpt         71 71 70 73   71 70 71 71   69 66 67 67   64 62 65 65
PWind dir         N    SE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC SC B1   B2 B1 B2 B2   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    50      60    60      50    30      20    10
Rain shwrs              C    L  C  C  L    C  C  S  C    S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S    S

$$
NCZ084-182000-
Richmond-
Including the cities of Rockingham and Ellerbe
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      94          70          86          69          88
Temp                      92 80 74 73 72 72 80 84 85 78 72 71 70 70 78 85 85 77
Dewpt                     69 71 72 72 71 71 73 72 72 72 71 70 70 70 71 70 69 72
RH                        47 74 93 97 97 97 79 67 65 82 97 97100100 79 61 59 85
Wind dir                  NW  N SE NW  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE  E  E SE  S
Wind spd                   2  2  0  0  1  2  4  4  5  4  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  1
Clouds                    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr                     50          60          40          10          10
QPF 12hr              0.10-0.34   0.06-0.13   0.01-0.07           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  L  S              C  C
Tstms                      C  L  S              C  C
Heat index                97
Max heat               98    99


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          69    90      69    83      66    77      62    77
Temp          71 71 88 79   71 70 80 74   68 66 75 71   65 63 75 71
Dewpt         71 71 71 73   71 70 71 72   68 66 67 67   64 62 65 66
PWind dir         S    SE       E    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC B1   B2 B1 B2 B2   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    50      70    60      50    30      20    10
Rain shwrs              C    L  C  C  L    C  S  S  C    S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        S    S

$$
NCZ085-182000-
Scotland-
Including the cities of Laurinburg, Camp Mackall, and Wagram
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      93          71          86          69          88
Temp                      92 80 74 73 72 72 80 84 85 78 73 71 70 70 79 86 85 77
Dewpt                     69 71 72 72 72 72 73 73 72 72 72 71 70 70 72 71 70 72
RH                        47 74 93 97100100 79 70 65 82 97100100100 79 61 61 85
Wind dir                  NW NW SW NW  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  S
Wind spd                   3  3  1  1  2  4  6  6  8  5  3  2  2  2  3  3  4  2
Clouds                    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     50          60          40          20          20
QPF 12hr              0.07-0.18   0.07-0.24   0.05-0.17           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  L  C              C  C  S                 S  S
Tstms                      C  L  C              C  C  S                 S  S
Heat index                97
Max heat               98    98                      94                      94


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          70    89      69    84      66    79      63    78
Temp          72 71 87 79   71 70 81 75   69 67 76 72   65 64 76 72
Dewpt         72 71 71 73   71 70 72 71   69 67 68 67   65 63 66 65
PWind dir         S     S       E    NE      NE    NE      NE     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC B1   B2 B1 B2 B2   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          5    40      60    60      50    30      10    10
Rain shwrs              C    L  C  C  L    C  S  S  C
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        C

$$
NCZ086-182000-
Hoke-
Including the city of Raeford
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      93          71          85          69          88
Temp                      91 80 75 74 72 73 80 84 84 77 73 72 70 71 79 86 85 77
Dewpt                     69 71 73 73 72 72 73 73 72 71 71 71 69 71 71 71 70 71
RH                        49 74 94 97100 97 79 70 67 82 93 97 97100 77 61 61 82
Wind dir                  NW  N  W  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE  E SE  S
Wind spd                   3  3  1  2  3  4  8  6  8  5  4  3  3  3  3  2  3  2
Clouds                    SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     50          60          40          20          10
QPF 12hr              0.11-0.21   0.06-0.27   0.04-0.12           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  L  C              C  C  S
Tstms                      C  L  C              C  C  S
Heat index                97
Max heat               98    98


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          70    90      69    83      66    78      63    78
Temp          72 72 88 79   71 71 81 74   69 67 76 72   65 64 76 71
Dewpt         72 72 71 72   71 70 72 71   69 67 69 67   65 63 66 66
PWind dir        SW     S      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC B1   B2 B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    50      60    60      50    30      10    10
Rain shwrs              C    L  C  C  L    C  S  S  C    S        S
Tstms                   C    C        C    C        C             S

$$
NCZ088-182000-
Cumberland-
Including the cities of Fayetteville, Spring Lake, and Hope Mills
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      93          71          85          70          88
Temp                      92 82 76 74 73 73 80 84 84 78 73 72 70 71 80 86 86 78
Dewpt                     69 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 71 71 70 71 72 71 70 72
RH                        47 72 90 97100100 79 70 67 82 93 97100100 77 61 59 82
Wind dir                  NW  N NW  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE NE NE SE  S
Wind spd                   3  2  1  1  2  4  6  6  8  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  2
Clouds                    SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     50          70          40          20          20
QPF 12hr              0.03-0.16   0.13-0.26   0.07-0.19           0           0
Rain shwrs                 S  L  C  S           C  C  S                 S  S
Tstms                      S  L  C  S           C  C  S                 S  S
Heat index                97
Max heat               98    98                                        94    94


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          71    90      70    84      67    79      64    79
Temp          72 72 88 80   72 71 82 75   70 68 77 73   66 65 76 72
Dewpt         72 72 72 73   72 71 72 72   69 67 69 68   65 64 67 66
PWind dir         S     S      NE    NE      NE    NE       N     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC B1   B2 B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    50      60    60      40    30      10    20
Rain shwrs              C    L  C  S  L    C  S  S  C    S  S     S
Tstms                   C    S        C    C        C             S

$$
NCZ089-182000-
Sampson-
Including the cities of Clinton and Roseboro
226 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      92          71          86          69          89
Temp                      90 80 75 74 73 73 80 84 84 78 73 71 70 71 81 87 86 77
Dewpt                     70 73 74 73 72 73 74 73 73 72 71 70 69 71 73 72 71 73
RH                        52 79 97 97 97100 82 70 70 82 93 97 97100 77 61 61 87
Wind dir                  NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE NE NE SE  S
Wind spd                   2  1  0  0  1  3  5  5  5  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  1
Clouds                    SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     50          70          40          20          30
QPF 12hr              0.02-0.24   0.13-0.50   0.07-0.19           0   0.00-0.10
Rain shwrs                 S  L  C  S           C  C  S                 C  C
Tstms                      S  L  C  S           C  C  S                 C  S
Heat index                96
Max heat               98    98                94    96                96    96


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          70    90      70    85      67    80      64    79
Temp          72 72 88 80   72 71 83 75   70 68 78 73   66 65 78 72
Dewpt         72 72 73 74   72 71 74 72   69 68 71 69   66 65 68 67
PWind dir         S    SE      NE    NE      NE    NE       N     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC B1   B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    50      50    60      40    40      10    20
Rain shwrs              C    C  S  S  L    C  S  S  C       S     S
Tstms                   C    S        C    C        C             S

$$