Chapel Hill, NC

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NWS: Special Statement
22°F / -5.6°C
Clear
Windchill: 13°F / -11°C
Humidity: 38%
Dew Point: °F / °C
Wind: NW at 8 mph / 12.9 km/h
Wind Gust: 26.0 mph / 41.8 km/h
Pressure: 29.69 in / 1005.3 hPa
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds: Clear (CLR) : -
Yesterday's Maximum: 48°F / 9°C
Yesterday's Minimum: 25°F / -4°C
UV: 0 out of 16
Sunrise:7:07 AM EST
Sunset:5:54 PM EST
Moon Rise:11:35 PM EST
Moon Set:9:37 AM EST
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
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METAR KIGX 120956Z AUTO 30010G20KT 10SM CLR M06/M17 A3015 RMK AO2 PRESRR SLP214 T10561167
As of: 4:16 AM EST on February 12, 2012
Observed at: RAWS DUKE FOREST NC US, Chapel Hill, NC

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Current Radar Forecast Warnings
Today
clear
38° | 20°F
3° | -7°C
Monday
partlycloudy
49° | 31°F
9° | -1°C
Tuesday
chancerain
50° | 36°F
10° | 2°C
Today is forecast to be
Much Cooler than yesterday.
Today
Sunny and brisk. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Tonight
Clear. Cold with lows around 19. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph...diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming cloudy. Not as cold with lows around 30. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs around 50. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Thursday
Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s.
Friday through Saturday
Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in the mid 30s.
As of: 3:58 am EST on February 12, 2012

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Current Radar Forecast Warnings

Special Statement

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

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

West northwest winds of 15 to 20 mph with gusts around 25 mph will
occur today. These winds combined with relative humidity values
falling to near 20 percent will lead to adverse fire weather
conditions today 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 should consider postponing
until more favorable conditions occur.






328 PM EST Sat Feb 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.






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