National Weather Service: Special Statement

Smithfield, NC

Current Conditions

23 °F

Clear

Wind:

5 mph from the NW

Dew Point:

-6 °F

Pressure:

30.20 in

Windchill:

17 °F

Humidity:

28%

Visibility:

10.0 miles

Observed:

Smithfield, NC

Updated — 7:15 AM EST on February 12, 2012

Local Radar

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Locations Nearby:

Smithfield
23 °F - Clear
Goldsboro
23 °F - Clear
Erwin
25 °F - Clear
Goldsboro
24 °F - Clear

Forecast for Johnston (27577)

Sunday

Clear

H 40° / L 20°

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Monday

Clear

H 49° / L 29°

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Tuesday

Overcast

H 52° / L 36°

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Wednesday

Partly Cloudy

H 58° / L 36°

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Thursday

Chance of Rain

H 59° / L 45°

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Today

Sunny and brisk. Cooler with highs around 40. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

Tonight

Clear. Cold with lows in the lower 20s. West winds 10 to 15 mph...diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.

Monday

Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs around 50. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Cold with lows around 30. Southwest winds around 5 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable.

Tuesday

Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

Cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.

Thursday and Thursday Night

Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in the mid 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.