Cary, NC

27.3°F / -2.6°C
Clear
Windchill: 19°F / -7°C
Humidity: 27%
Dew Point: -2°F / -19°C
Wind: NW at 7.6 mph / 12.2 km/h
Wind Gust: 12.1 mph / 19.5 km/h
Pressure: 29.75 in / 1007.3 hPa (Rising)
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds: Clear (CLR) : -
Yesterday's Maximum: 50°F / 10°C
Yesterday's Minimum: 29°F / -2°C
UV: 0 out of 16
Sunrise:7:06 AM EST
Sunset:5:52 PM EST
Moon Rise:10:25 PM EST
Moon Set:8:59 AM EST
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
NOAA Weather Radio
METAR KRDU 120151Z 32008G24KT 260V010 10SM CLR M02/M14 A2997 RMK AO2 PK WND 32033/0113 SLP152 T10221144
As of: 9:48 PM EST on February 11, 2012
Observed at: Dutchess Village, Cary, NC

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Forecast

Today
clear
40° | 22°F
| -6°C
Monday
partlycloudy
49° | 31°F
| -1°C
Tuesday
mostlycloudy
50° | 36°F
10° | 2°C
Tomorrow is forecast to be
Much Cooler than today.
Rest of Tonight
Clear and blustery. Much colder with lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds around 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and brisk. Highs around 40. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear. Cold with lows in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable.
Monday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the lower 50s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Wednesday and Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in the upper 30s.
Thursday and Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in the lower 40s.
Friday
Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
Friday Night and Saturday
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
As of: 9:31 PM EST on February 11, 2012

Scientific Forecaster Discussion

Warnings & Notices

Special Statement

Expires 6:00 PM EST on February 12, 2012
Statement as of 3:28 PM EST on February 11, 2012

... Increased fire danger across central North Carolina Sunday...

Steady west northwest winds around 15 mph with gusts around 25 mph
will occur Sunday. These winds combined with relative humidity
values falling to near 20 percent will lead to adverse fire weather
conditions on Sunday across all of central North Carolina. Any fires
that occur could begin to burn out of control under these conditions.

Anyone planning to conduct burning Sunday should consider postponing
until more favorable conditions occur.






Public Information Statement

Statement as of 6:09 PM EST on February 11, 2012

... Highest wind gusts in the last 24 hours in central NC...

... Wayne County...

3 SSE Goldsboro (109 ft)(coop) 512 PM Feb 11 35 mph
Goldsboro-Wayne Airport (awos) 555 PM Feb 11 30 mph
5 NW Goldsboro (86 ft)(raws) 514 PM Feb 11 26 mph

... Warren County...

4 se Warrenton (424 ft)(raws) 452 PM Feb 11 27 mph

... Wake County...

Raleigh-Durham Intl Airport (437 ft)(asos) 404 PM Feb 11 43 mph
2 N New Hope (279 ft)(aprswxnet) 440 PM Feb 11 37 mph
3 NNE Angier (374 ft)(aprswxnet) 447 PM Feb 11 36 mph
1 SSW Fuquay-Varina (347 ft)(aprswxnet) 503 PM Feb 11 31 mph
5 se Rolesville (331 ft)(aprswxnet) 508 PM Feb 11 30 mph
2 WSW CArpenter (350 ft)(aprswxnet) 439 PM Feb 11 29 mph
3 ENE Cary (419 ft)(nc-econet) 500 PM Feb 11 28 mph
2 WNW Fuquay-Varina (456 ft)(aprswxnet) 433 PM Feb 11 28 mph

... Vance County...

1 S Gillburg (442 ft)(aprswxnet) 438 PM Feb 11 30 mph

... Stanly County...

Locust (741 ft)(aprswxnet) 430 PM Feb 11 36 mph
Albemarle (awos) 355 PM Feb 11 35 mph

... Scotland County...

Laurinburg-Maxton Airport (221 ft)(asos) 452 PM Feb 11 35 mph

... Sampson County...

Clinton (awos) 535 PM Feb 11 28 mph

... Richmond County...

2 WNW Camp Mackall (377 ft)(awos) 555 PM Feb 11 41 mph
4 N Dobbins Heights (399 ft)(raws) 445 PM Feb 11 40 mph
Rockingham-Hamlet Airport (awos) 315 PM Feb 11 35 mph

... Randolph County...

Asheboro (awos) 315 PM Feb 11 32 mph

... Person County...

Person County Airport (610 ft)(awos) 455 PM Feb 11 38 mph

... Orange County...

Duke Forest met sta nr Chapel HIll (goes) 416 PM Feb 11 35 mph
Horace Williams Airport (asos) 146 PM Feb 11 33 mph
5 N Efland (669 ft)(aprswxnet) 336 PM Feb 11 25 mph

... Nash County...

Rocky Mount-Wilson rgnl (160 ft)(asos) 553 PM Feb 11 39 mph
Rocky Mount (110 ft)(goes) 416 PM Feb 11 29 mph

... Moore County...

Moore County Airport (awos) 535 PM Feb 11 36 mph

... Montgomery County...

3 ENE Norman (625 ft)(nc-econet) 200 PM Feb 11 35 mph

... Lee County...

Sanford (awos) 555 PM Feb 11 38 mph

... Johnston County...

2 se Flowers (252 ft)(aprswxnet) 511 PM Feb 11 30 mph
Smithfield (150 ft)(awos) 515 PM Feb 11 29 mph
3 se Four Oaks (141 ft)(aprswxnet) 520 PM Feb 11 27 mph
2 WNW Coats Crossroads (305 ft)(aprswxnet) 400 PM Feb 11 26 mph

... Halifax County...

Halifax-Northampton regional ap (awos) 515 PM Feb 11 35 mph

... Guilford County...

Piedmont triad Intl Arpt (asos) 1254 PM Feb 11 40 mph
3 NE Jamestown (882 ft)(aprswxnet) 432 PM Feb 11 31 mph
4 SW Greensboro (870 ft)(wxforyou) 330 PM Feb 11 28 mph
3 SSW Lake Townsend (920 ft)(wxforyou) 401 PM Feb 11 26 mph

... Granville County...

5 WNW Franklinton (518 ft)(aprswxnet) 451 PM Feb 11 26 mph
5 W Franklinton (518 ft)(awx) 450 PM Feb 11 26 mph

... Franklin County...

Louisburg (awos) 515 PM Feb 11 31 mph

... Forsyth County...

Smith Reynolds Airport (969 ft)(asos) 254 PM Feb 11 35 mph
Sumter Municipal Airport (awos) 255 PM Feb 11 30 mph
2 NE Stanleyville (825 ft)(aprswxnet) 230 PM Feb 11 28 mph

... Edgecombe County...

2 NNE Tarboro (55 ft)(awos) 535 PM Feb 11 31 mph

... Durham County...

1 ESE Gorman (354 ft)(aprswxnet) 517 PM Feb 11 30 mph

... Davidson County...

Lexington (goes) 316 PM Feb 11 45 mph
Lexington (awos) 1235 PM Feb 11 32 mph
2 WNW midway (771 ft)(aprswxnet) 329 PM Feb 11 28 mph

... Cumberland County...

Pope AFB (218 ft)(coop) 245 PM Feb 11 36 mph
usfs met stn at Fort Bragg (goes) 414 PM Feb 11 33 mph
Fayetteville regional/Grannis field (asos) 553 PM Feb 11 33 mph

... Anson County...

Anson County Airport (300 ft)(awos) 335 PM Feb 11 38 mph
4 E Lilesville (456 ft)(nc-econet) 400 PM Feb 11 31 mph

... Alamance County...

Burlington Municipal Airport (asos) 354 PM Feb 11 36 mph


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equipment and exposures. Not all data listed is considered official. The
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