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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Smithfield, Johnston County Airport (KJNX)

Lat: 35.54°NLon: 78.39°WElev: 164ft.

Fog/Mist

52°F

11°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	NW 3 mph
Barometer	30.14 in
Dewpoint	52°F (11°C)
Visibility	6.00 mi
Last update	10 Jan 5:35 am EST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Knightdale NC

Overnight
Low: 57 °F
Scattered
Showers
Saturday
High: 75 °F
Scattered
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Saturday Night
Low: 51 °F
Showers
Sunday
High: 59 °F
Scattered
Showers then
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 28 °F
Clear
Monday
High: 49 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 29 °F
Clear
Tuesday
High: 56 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday

Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Light south wind becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 4am, then scattered showers after 4am. Low around 51. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Scattered showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 49.

Monday Night

Clear, with a low around 29.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 56.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 57.