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Spot Forecast for City Festival - moderate profile...Darlington County EMD
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
939 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1400 EDT on July 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...or if you have questions
or concerns about this forecast...contact the National Weather
Service in Wilmington at 910-762-1374.

.DISCUSSION...
Typically warm and humid weather conditions are expected today
with scattered showers and thunderstorms bubbling up during the
afternoon hours. Coverage around 40 percent is expected. Storms
will move from south to north today and could drop a quick
one-half inch of rain at any one location. High humidity will
create heat index values near 100 degrees between 2 and 4 PM.

Wind profile analysis/fire control over flat terrain is Favorable.

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms.
Chance of thunder...40 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 91.
Min humidity........59 percent.
Surface winds (mph).South winds 8 to 9 mph.

TIME (EDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........53  38  47  54
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC CHC
Chc of thdr (%).40  40  40  20
Temp............90  91  90  89
RH..............60  59  60  62
Surface wnd dir.S   S   S   S
Surface wnd spd.8   9   9   9
Surface wnd gst.15  15  16  15

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Forecaster...Armstrong
Requested by...Molly Odom
Type of request...OTHER
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.DELDT 07/16/25
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.EMAIL modom@darcoems.net