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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

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

Lat: 35.89°NLon: 78.78°WElev: 394ft.

Mostly Cloudy

73°F

23°C

Humidity	62%
Wind Speed	S 15 G 28 mph
Barometer	29.90 in (1012.0 mb)
Dewpoint	59°F (15°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	10 Jan 5:51 pm EST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Chapel Hill NC

Tonight
Low: 50 °F
Showers
Likely
Sunday
High: 56 °F⇓
Decreasing
Clouds
Sunday Night
Low: 28 °F
Clear
Monday
High: 50 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 28 °F
Clear
Tuesday
High: 57 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 38 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 57 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 44 by 5pm. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Sunday Night

Clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 50. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Clear, with a low around 28. Calm wind.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 57.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.