Raleigh, North Carolina

Local Time: 7:38 PM EST on January 07, 2009 (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 35.8° N 78.6° W (Google Map)

Active Advisory: Wind Advisory (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Local Storm Report

	Current Conditions

SW Raleigh-Nuttree Place, Raleigh, North Carolina (PWS)

Updated: 7:37 PM EST on January 07, 2009

48.5 °F

Scattered Clouds

Windchill:	48 °F
Humidity:	47%
Dew Point:	29 °F
Wind:	2.0 mph from the WSW
Wind Gust:	4.0 mph
Pressure:	29.52 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Few 3000 ft Scattered Clouds 7500 ft Scattered Clouds 10000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	374 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KRDU)
Wind Speed:	14.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	256° (WSW)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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Nearby Airports

City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Raleigh-Durham Airport	47 °F	Scattered Clouds	6:51 PM EST
	Smithfield	55 °F	Scattered Clouds	7:20 PM EST
	Louisburg	48 °F	Scattered Clouds	7:20 PM EST
	Chapel Hill	55 °F	Light Rain	4:49 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:
Jefferson	32°F
Reidsville	32°F
Boone	33°F
Franklin	33°F
Winston-Salem	33°F

Astronomy

January 7, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:25 AM EST

5:17 PM EST

Civil Twilight

6:56 AM EST

5:45 PM EST

Nautical Twilight

6:25 AM EST

6:16 PM EST

Astronomical Twilight

5:54 AM EST

6:47 PM EST

Moon

1:35 PM EST (1/7)

3:42 AM EST (1/7)

Length Of Visible Light:

10h 48m

Length of Day

9h 52m

Tomorrow will be 0m 57s longer.

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Waxing Gibbous, 86% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Raleigh, NC

48.5 °F

Scattered Clouds

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 27601

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Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
68° F \| 38° F	49° F \| 27° F	49° F \| 32° F	61° F \| 34° F	52° F \| 29° F
Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation	Clear	Chance of Rain 40% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.

Forecast for Wake

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 55 mph...decreasing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
	Thursday Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Breezy with highs around 50. 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. Northwest winds around 5 mph...becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Friday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Light and variable winds...becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
	Saturday and Saturday Night Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the mid 30s.
	Sunday Partly sunny. 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:
Manchester United vs. Derby County	7:45 PM GMT on January 07, 2009	Scattered Clouds, High 39° F/ 4° C
Hearts vs. Motherwell	7:45 PM GMT on January 07, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 35° F/ 2° 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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