Chapel Hill, NC 27599 Weather

Orange County7:52 PM EDT36.05°N, 79.11°W

Current conditions

Clear
61°
Clear
Feels like 61°
High 70° Thursday·Low 42° tonight
WindCalm
Humidity55%
Dew point45°
Pressure30.14 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover2%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:29 AM
Sunset6:34 PM

Observed at Roxboro, Person County Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day
  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 42. North wind 1 to 5 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.

  • Thursday Night

    Clear, with a low around 41. North wind around 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

  1. Now Clear 56°
  2. 8 PM Clear 52°
  3. 9 PM Clear 49°
  4. 10 PM Clear 48°
  5. 11 PM Clear 46°
  6. Thu12 AM Clear 46°
  7. 1 AM Clear 44°
  8. 2 AM Clear 44°
  9. 3 AM Clear 43°
  10. 4 AM Clear 42°
  11. 5 AM Clear 42°
  12. 6 AM Sunny 42°
  13. 7 AM Sunny 42°
  14. 8 AM Sunny 42°
  15. 9 AM Sunny 46°
  16. 10 AM Sunny 54°
  17. 11 AM Sunny 60°
  18. 12 PM Sunny 64°
  19. 1 PM Sunny 66°
  20. 2 PM Sunny 68°
  21. 3 PM Sunny 69°
  22. 4 PM Sunny 68°
  23. 5 PM Sunny 69°
  24. 6 PM Clear 65°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 21 Clear Clear42°
  2. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny41°70°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny42°66°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny45°63°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny44°66°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny44°68°
  7. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny48°71°
  8. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny68°
  9. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy49°71°
  10. FriOct 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny50°76°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

Forecast

  • WedGood (40)
  • ThuGood (42)
  • FriGood (40)

Orange County, NC reporting area. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:29 AM
Sunset 6:34 PM
Daylight 11 h 5 min (−2 min 8 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 81% lit
Moonrise 4:03 PM Moonset 2:41 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low71° / 48°
Record high84° (1993)
Record low26° (1974)
Wettest2.22 in (1904)
Yesterday75° / 41°
Month to date2.57 in (normal 2.31 in)

Raleigh Area, records since 1887. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in RAH, issued 6 hrs ago

What Has Changed

* No significant changes.

Key Messages

As of 1253 PM Wednesday...

1) Dry weather, with near or slightly below normal temperatures through the middle of next week.

Discussion

As of 1253 PM Wednesday...

KEY MESSAGE 1... Dry weather, with near or slightly below normal temperatures through the middle of next week.

A sprawling area of high pressure remains in place across the Great Lakes, Mid Atlantic, and Southeast US. Between the surface ridge to our north and the offshore surface low to the east of NJ, winds remain out of the northeast this afternoon with occasional gustiness.

The upper level ridge that is currently over the central CONUS will gradually shift east this weekend into early next week, yet the greatest height rises and thickness increases associated with this eastward shift will remain west of the mountains. The will allow for a continued period of dry weather with sunny/mostly clear skies and near or slightly below normal temperatures, lasting through at least the middle of next week. The upper ridge will gradually start breaking down toward the middle/latter part of next week, potentially opening the door to some weak moisture advection and increased temperatures but until then we can expect much of the same weather. Daily highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s, with lows in the upper 30s to upper 40s.

Aviation

As of 1253 PM Wednesday...

VFR conditions expected at all sites through the forecast period. Afternoon gustiness, where it develops, will weaken by 22Z with light/calm winds overnight.

Outlook: Continued VFR into early next week.

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