National Weather Service: Special Statement

Chapel Hill, NC

Current Conditions

21 °F

Clear

Wind:

10 mph from the WNW

Dew Point:

2 °F

Pressure:

30.20 in

Windchill:

10 °F

Humidity:

44%

Visibility:

10.0 miles

Observed:

Chapel Hill, NC

Updated — 6:56 AM EST on February 12, 2012

Local Radar

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Locations Nearby:

Chapel Hill
21 °F - Clear
Raleigh-Durham Airport
23 °F - Clear
Roxboro
21 °F - Clear
Sanford
27 °F - Clear

Forecast for Orange (27514)

Sunday

Clear

H 40° / L 20°

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Monday

Partly Cloudy

H 49° / L 29°

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Tuesday

Overcast

H 50° / L 36°

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Wednesday

Partly Cloudy

H 58° / L 36°

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Thursday

Chance of Rain

H 58° / L 43°

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Today

Sunny and brisk. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

Tonight

Clear. Cold with lows around 19. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph...diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.

Monday

Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming cloudy. Not as cold with lows around 30. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs around 50. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.

Thursday

Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s.

Statement as of 12:11 am EST on February 12, 2012

Special Statement

... Increased fire danger across central North Carolina today...

West northwest winds of 15 to 20 mph with gusts around 25 mph will
occur today. These winds combined with relative humidity values
falling to near 20 percent will lead to adverse fire weather
conditions today across all of central North Carolina. Any
fires that occur could begin to burn out of control under these
conditions.

Anyone planning to conduct burning should consider postponing
until more favorable conditions occur.

328 PM EST Sat Feb 11 2012

... Increased fire danger across central North Carolina Sunday...

Steady west northwest winds around 15 mph with gusts around 25 mph
will occur Sunday. These winds combined with relative humidity
values falling to near 20 percent will lead to adverse fire weather
conditions on Sunday across all of central North Carolina. Any fires
that occur could begin to burn out of control under these conditions.

Anyone planning to conduct burning Sunday should consider postponing
until more favorable conditions occur.