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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Franklin County Airport (KLHZ)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 78.33°WElev: 341ft.

Light Rain

70°F

21°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	S 3 mph
Barometer	30.03 in
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Last update	16 Jun 5:00 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles W Castalia NC

Flood Watch until June 17, 02:00am

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Flood Watch

Flood Watch until June 17, 02:00am
NOW until 2:00am Tue
Flood Watch
Overnight
Low: 69 °F
T-storms
Likely
Monday
High: 87 °F
Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 70 °F
T-storms
Likely
Tuesday
High: 90 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 73 °F
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday
High: 93 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 75 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Juneteenth
High: 94 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Juneteenth

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 91.