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Tracking Three Storms with Widespread Impacts this Week

A winter storm will bring snow and some ice to the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast today while strong thunderstorms will be possible in portions of Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Additional heavy mountain snow and gusty winds will continue in the Southwest from a second storm. A third storm will bring heavy coastal rain and mountain snow to California and the Northwest tonight into Friday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Raleigh / Durham, Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU)

Lat: 35.89°NLon: 78.78°WElev: 394ft.

Fog/Mist

42°F

6°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.5 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 0.75 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 26 Jan 9:51 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Chapel Hill NC

  • Today

    Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Light and variable wind.

    Mostly Cloudy

    High: 54 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind.

    Patchy Fog

    Low: 46 °F

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Chance Rain
    then Rain
    Likely

    High: 55 °F

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: Rain before 1am, then snow. Low around 32. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Rain then
    Rain/Snow

    Low: 32 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Snow Likely
    then Sunny

    High: 43 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 25.

    Clear

    Low: 25 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

    Sunny

    High: 45 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 25 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 44 °F

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Light and variable wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Rain before 1am, then snow. Low around 32. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
Snow likely before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 25.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
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Point Forecast:
Chapel Hill NC
 35.92°N 79.05°W (Elev. 404 ft)
Last Update:
9:59 am EST Jan 26, 2021
Forecast Valid:
10am EST Jan 26, 2021-6pm EST Feb 1, 2021
 
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