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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Franklin County Airport (KLHZ)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 78.33°WElev: 341ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity	61%
Wind Speed	S 12 G 22 mph
Barometer	29.91 in
Dewpoint	57°F (14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	10 Jan 7:55 pm EST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NW Castalia NC

Tonight
Low: 50 °F
Showers
Likely
Sunday
High: 55 °F⇓
Chance Rain
then Mostly
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 26 °F
Clear
Monday
High: 48 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 28 °F
Clear
Tuesday
High: 56 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 55 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Rain
Wednesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Showers likely, mainly between midnight and 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 8 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday

A chance of rain, mainly before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 44 by 5pm. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 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 26. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 48. Wind chill values as low as 20 early. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Clear, with a low around 28. Light southwest wind.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 56.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Wednesday

A chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.