Extreme heat warning issued for central North Carolina
Emergency InformationAnyone overcome my heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency. Call 911. Now here is the hazardous weather outlook for Central North Carolina. For today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the internet for more information about the following hazards. Extreme heat warning. And now the extended outlook for the period Sunday through Friday. Please listen to Know Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Extreme heat warning. A prolonged period of dangerous heat is expected to persist into the middle of next week. Hot temperatures, high humidity, and minimal overnight relief will result in a major to extreme risk of heat-related illnesses. Heat index values of 105 to 112 are expected. Spotter information statement. Spotter activation is not expected at this time. The air quality forecast for Saturday in Orange County is 58, or code yellow. Air quality is a concern for people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution, with the primary pollutant of small particulate. This is NOAA Weather Radio, All Hazard Station WXL 58, operating on frequency 162.55 megahertz. This program originates. from the National Weather Service in Raleigh and is transmitted from an antenna located on the UNCTV Tower, via Chapel Hill. The station serves the northeast Piedmont of North Carolina. Here is the latest weather synopsis. Very strong high pressure a loft will hold over the mid-Atlantic and southeast into the middle of next week, resulting in a prolonged heat wave over the region. Here is the latest National Weather Service forecast for Raleigh and vicinity. Extreme heat warning in effect from 11 a.m. this morning to 8 p.m. Sunday. Today, sunny, hot, with highs in the upper 90s. Northwest winds around 5 miles per hour. Heat index values up to 113. Tonight, mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds. Sunday, mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot. with highs in the upper 90s. Northwest winds around 5 miles per hour. Chance of rain 20%. Heat index values up to 115. Sunday night, mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s. West winds surround 5 miles per hour in the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 20%. Monday, mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot, with highs in the upper 90s. North winds surround 5 miles per hour. Chance of rain 30%. Heat index values up to 115. Monday night through Tuesday night, partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Hot. Lowes in the mid-70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain 30%. Wednesday, mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain 30%. Heat index values up to 110. Wednesday night, partly cloudy. Lows in the mid-70s. Thursday, partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot, with highs in the mid-90s. Chance of rain 50%. Heat index values up to 105. Thursday night, showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 60%. Friday, mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, done showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as warm with highs in the mid-80s. Chance of rain 70%. Here are the noon observations for the Northeast Piedmont. At the Raleigh-Durham Airport, it was mostly sunny. The temperature was 92 degrees, the 2.74, and the relative humidity 55%, producing a heat index of 101. The wind was northwest at 5 miles an hour. The pressure was 30.09 inches and steady. At Burlington, it was sunny. The temperature was 91 degrees, the dew.72, and the relative humidity 53%, producing a heat index of 98. The wind was north at 5 miles an hour. The pressure was 30.11 inches and steady. Elsewhere across the state this hour, at Charlotte, it was mostly sunny with a temperature of 95. At Greensboro, it was mostly sunny with a temperature of 91. In Roxborough, it was sunny with a temperature of 90. At Lillington, it was sunny with a temperature of 93. At Lewisburg, Hayes was reported with a temperature of 90. At Fayetteville, it was sunny with a temperature of 98. At the Rocky Mount Wilson Airport, it was sunny with a temperature of 92. At Wilmington, it was sunny with a temperature of 92. At Cape Hatteras, it was sunny with a temperature of 90. The current time is 12.23 p.m. Eastern daylight time.
