Durham, North Carolina

Local Time: 9:06 PM EST on January 07, 2009 (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 36.0° N 78.9° W (Google Map)

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	Current Conditions

Lakewood, Durham, North Carolina (PWS)

Updated: 9:01 PM EST on January 07, 2009

44.7 °F

Partly Cloudy

Windchill:	45 °F
Humidity:	53%
Dew Point:	28 °F
Wind:	Calm
Pressure:	29.58 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Few 7000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	410 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KRDU)
Wind Speed:	10.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	271° (West)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Raleigh-Durham Airport	46 °F	Partly Cloudy	8:51 PM EST
	Chapel Hill	47 °F	Clear	8:56 PM EST
	Roxboro	45 °F	Clear	9:01 PM EST
	Sanford	48 °F	Clear	9:01 PM EST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KRDU)

50 °F

30 °F

Record (KRDU)

74 °F (1946)

15 °F (1988)

Yesterday

57 °F

43 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 15

Detailed History and Climate (KRDU)

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Ahoskie	73°F
New Bern	72°F
Kill Devil Hills	71°F
Elizabeth City	71°F
Jacksonville	71°F

State Lows:
Reidsville	32°F
Jefferson	32°F
Boone	33°F
Asheville	33°F
Winston-Salem	33°F

Astronomy

January 7, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:26 AM EST

5:17 PM EST

Civil Twilight

6:58 AM EST

5:45 PM EST

Nautical Twilight

6:26 AM EST

6:17 PM EST

Astronomical Twilight

5:55 AM EST

6:48 PM EST

Moon

1:35 PM EST (1/7)

3:43 AM EST (1/7)

Length Of Visible Light:

10h 47m

Length of Day

9h 50m

Tomorrow will be 0m 57s longer.

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Waxing Gibbous, 87% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Durham, NC

44.7 °F

Partly Cloudy

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 27701

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Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
49° F \| 27° F	47° F \| 32° F	59° F \| 34° F	50° F \| 29° F	50° F \| 29° F
Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation	Clear	Chance of Rain 40% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.

Forecast for Durham

Updated: 7:08 PM EST on January 7, 2009
Wind Advisory in effect until midnight EST tonight...
	Rest of Tonight Mostly clear and windy. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph...decreasing to 15 to 20 mph.
	Thursday Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Thursday Night Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
	Friday Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Friday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
	Saturday Partly sunny. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Warmer with highs around 60. Chance of rain 40 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Saturday Night and Sunday Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s.
	Sunday Night and Monday Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s.
	Monday Night through Tuesday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s.
	Wednesday Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
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Air quality Forecast for Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Good		PM10
Yesterday	Good		OZONE
Current	Good		OZONE
Current	Good		PM2.5
Wednesday	Good		PM2.5
Thursday	Good		PM2.5
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Current Air Quality Yesterday's Peak

Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Ravens vs. Titans	3:30 PM CST on January 10, 2009	Chance of Rain, 45 °F
Cardinals vs. Panthers	8:15 PM EST on January 10, 2009	Chance of Rain, 47 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Mountaineers vs. Tar Heels	1:00 PM EST on December 27, 2008	Overcast, 52 °F
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Braves vs. Phillies	8:05 PM EDT on April 05, 2009	Average High 59° F/ 14° C
Nationals vs. Marlins	12:00 PM EDT on April 06, 2009	Average High 80° F/ 26° C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Lens vs. Boulogne	8:45 PM CET on January 08, 2009	Clear, High 32° F/ 0° C
Almería vs. Mallorca	9:00 PM CET on January 08, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 55° F/ 13° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Budweiser Shootout	8:00 PM EST on February 07, 2009	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
Gatorade Duel 1	2:00 PM EST on February 12, 2009	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
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