Kannapolis, NC

9:04 AM EST on February 10, 2012 (GMT -0500)
Elev: 810 ft
Lon: 80.6° W
Lat: 35.5° N
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Weather Summary
Jessica Parker
Weather Underground Forecast for Friday, February 10, 2012.

Expect active weather to move into the East on Friday, as a trough of low pressure moves from the Southern Plains and into the Eastern Valleys. Flow around this system will pull moisture and energy in from the Gulf of Mexico. This will produce scattered showers and thunderstorms over the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi River Valley throughout the day. There is a slight chance that these storms will turn severe with strong winds and heavy downpours. The northern side of this system will push a cold front into the Midwest, which will move through the Great Lakes and into the Ohio River Valley. Expect light and scattered snow showers to develop along the front as it passes through northern Michigan and into the eastern Ohio Valley and the Central Appalachians. Warmer temperatures ahead of this system will allow for rain showers to develop in parts of the Mid-Atlantic states and the Tennessee Valley.

Out West, a weak trough of low pressure moves onshore from the Pacific Ocean, bringing some moisture onshore with it. This will produce more rain and high elevation snow showers over the Pacific Northwest. Some of this moisture will stretch southward into northern California, allowing for light rain and high elevation snow showers to spread into the northern Sierras.
Weather Underground Forecast for Friday, February 10, 2012.

Expect active weather to move into the East on Friday, as a trough of low pressure moves from the Southern Plains and into the Eastern Valleys. Flow around this system will pull moisture and energy in from the Gulf of Mexico. This will produce scattered showers and thunderstorms over the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi River Valley throughout the day. There is a slight chance that these storms will turn severe with strong winds and heavy downpours. The northern side of this system will push a cold front into the Midwest, which will move through the Great Lakes and into the Ohio River Valley. Expect light and scattered snow showers to develop along the front as it passes through northern Michigan and into the eastern Ohio Valley and the Central Appalachians. Warmer temperatures ahead of this system will allow for rain showers to develop in parts of the Mid-Atlantic states and the Tennessee Valley.

Out West, a weak trough of low pressure moves onshore from the Pacific Ocean, bringing some moisture onshore with it. This will produce more rain and high elevation snow showers over the Pacific Northwest. Some of this moisture will stretch southward into northern California, allowing for light rain and high elevation snow showers to spread into the northern Sierras.
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Kannapolis Weather at a Glance
Updated 9:02 AM EST
Elevation
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Clear
Clear
Temperature
36.9 °F
Feels Like 37 °F
Wind(mph)
0.0
Sunrise / Set
7:14 AM
5:59 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous
Today
Mostly Cloudy 54 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Chance of Rain 36 °F
Chance of Rain
30% chance of precipitation
Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy 47 | 20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
Clear 40 | 22 °F
Clear
Monday
Clear 49 | 32 °F
Clear
Tuesday
Chance of Rain 52 | 36 °F
Chance of Rain
30% chance of precipitation
Today is forecast to be Warmer than yesterday.
Conditions
Pressure
30.09 in
Visibility
10.0 miles
Clouds
Clear -
Moisture
Humidity
83%
Rainfall
0.00 in
Snow Depth
Not available.
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37 °F
Dew Point
32 °F
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0.0 mph
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0 out of 16
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4.30 out of 12
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Regional Forecast for Cabarrus
Today
cloudy Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
nt_chancerain Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Saturday
partlycloudy Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the upper 40s. Temperatures falling into the lower 40s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph...increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
nt_sunny Mostly clear and brisk. Colder with lows around 20. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Sunday
sunny Sunny and brisk. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday Night
nt_sunny Clear. Cold with lows in the lower 20s.
Monday
sunny Sunny. Highs around 50.
Monday Night
nt_partlycloudy Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
Tuesday
chancerain Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 50s.
Tuesday Night through Wednesday Night
cloudy Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Thursday
chancerain Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Source: NWS at 6:41 am EST on February 10, 2012
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Friday, 10
Mostly Cloudy
54 | 36 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Chance of
Precipitation
10%
Saturday, 11
Partly Cloudy
47 | 20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Chance of
Precipitation
10%
Sunday, 12
Clear
40 | 22 °F
Clear
Chance of
Precipitation
0%
Monday, 13
Clear
49 | 32 °F
Clear
Chance of
Precipitation
10%
Tuesday, 14
Chance of Rain
52 | 36 °F
Chance of Rain
Chance of
Precipitation
30%
Wednesday, 15
Partly Cloudy
56 | 38 °F
Partly Cloudy
Chance of
Precipitation
10%
Thursday, 16
Chance of Rain
56 | NA
Chance of Rain
Chance of
Precipitation
30%
Source: NWS at 6:41 am EST on February 10, 2012
Regional Forecast for Cabarrus
Today
cloudy Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
nt_chancerain Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 30 | 28 49 | 34 51 | 38 42 | 39
Wind 0 mph ESE 5 mph SSW 3 mph SSW 0 mph SW
Humidity 93% 57% 61% 86%
Chance of Precip. 0% 10% 10% 30%
Cloud Cover 27% 67% 86% 89%
Conditions Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Chance of Rain
Sunrise & Sunset
7:14 AM
5:59 PM
Source: NWS at 6:41 am EST on February 10, 2012
Regional Forecast for Cabarrus
Saturday
partlycloudy Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the upper 40s. Temperatures falling into the lower 40s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph...increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
nt_sunny Mostly clear and brisk. Colder with lows around 20. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 37 | 32 46 | 23 39 | 9 26 | 7
Wind 4 mph NW 15 mph WNW 17 mph NW 16 mph NW
Humidity 83% 42% 29% 42%
Chance of Precip. 30% 10% 10% 0%
Cloud Cover 61% 27% 17% 7%
Conditions Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Clear Clear
Sunrise & Sunset
7:13 AM
6:00 PM
Source: NWS at 6:41 am EST on February 10, 2012
Regional Forecast for Cabarrus
Sunday
sunny Sunny and brisk. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday Night
nt_sunny Clear. Cold with lows in the lower 20s.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 21 | 8 37 | 6 34 | 8 28 | 11
Wind 14 mph NW 13 mph NW 9 mph WNW 5 mph WNW
Humidity 57% 26% 34% 50%
Chance of Precip. 0% 0% 0% 0%
Cloud Cover 3% 1% 1% 1%
Conditions Clear Clear Clear Clear
Sunrise & Sunset
7:12 AM
6:01 PM
Source: NWS at 6:41 am EST on February 10, 2012
Regional Forecast for Cabarrus
Monday
sunny Sunny. Highs around 50.
Monday Night
nt_partlycloudy Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 24 | 11 41 | 14 41 | 21 35 | 22
Wind 5 mph West 4 mph West 2 mph SW 4 mph SSW
Humidity 58% 34% 43% 58%
Chance of Precip. 0% 0% 10% 10%
Cloud Cover 5% 8% 25% 47%
Conditions Clear Clear Clear Partly Cloudy
Sunrise & Sunset
7:11 AM
6:02 PM
Source: NWS at 6:41 am EST on February 10, 2012
Regional Forecast for Cabarrus
Tuesday
chancerain Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 50s.
Tuesday Night through Wednesday Night
cloudy Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 34 | 25 47 | 33 46 | 37 41 | 38
Wind 2 mph SW 4 mph SW 1 mph SSW 1 mph SW
Humidity 70% 59% 73% 93%
Chance of Precip. 20% 20% 30% 30%
Cloud Cover 61% 66% 70% 65%
Conditions Partly Cloudy Chance of Rain Chance of Rain Chance of Rain
Sunrise & Sunset
7:10 AM
6:03 PM
Source: NWS at 6:41 am EST on February 10, 2012
Regional Forecast for Cabarrus
Tuesday Night through Wednesday Night
cloudy Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 37 | 36 49 | 39 48 | 43 42 | 39
Wind 1 mph West 1 mph NW 0 mph West 0 mph South
Humidity 99% 69% 80% 88%
Chance of Precip. 20% 20% 10% 10%
Cloud Cover 59% 57% 55% 55%
Conditions Chance of Rain Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
Sunrise & Sunset
7:10 AM
6:03 PM
Source: NWS at 6:41 am EST on February 10, 2012
Regional Forecast for Cabarrus
Thursday
chancerain Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 39 | 36 51 | 42 50 | 43 42 | 39
Wind 0 mph SE 2 mph East 0 mph South 0 mph South
Humidity 92% 69% 79% 88%
Chance of Precip. 10% 10% 30% 10%
Cloud Cover 55% 60% 65% 55%
Conditions Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Chance of Rain Partly Cloudy
Sunrise & Sunset
7:10 AM
6:03 PM
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February 10, 2012 Max Temp Min Temp
Normal (KCLT) 55 °F 33 °F
Record (KCLT) 76 °F (1938) 8 °F (1934)
Yesterday 49 °F 28 °F
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 26
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City Distance Mag. Time & Date
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Minimum magnitude displayed is 2.5.
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Air Quality
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Yesterday Good
PM2.5
Yesterday Good
OZONE
Current Moderate
PM2.5
Current Good
OZONE
Friday Moderate
PM2.5
Friday Good
OZONE
Saturday Good
PM2.5
Saturday Good
OZONE
Sunday Good
PM2.5
Sunday Good
OZONE
Astronomy
Feb. 10, 2012 Rise Set
Actual Time 7:14 AM EST 5:59 PM EST
Civil Twilight 6:48 AM EST 6:25 PM EST
Nautical Twilight 6:18 AM EST 6:55 PM EST
Astronomical Twilight 5:48 AM EST 7:25 PM EST
Moon 9:25 PM EST 8:31 AM EST
Length Of Visible Light 11h 37m
Length of Day
10h 44m
Tomorrow will be 2m 0s longer.
Waning Gibbous, 91% of the Moon is Illuminated
Today
Waning Gibbous
Feb 14
Last Quarter
Feb 21
New
Feb 29
First Quarter
Mar 8
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State Highs State Lows
46 °F
Manteo
46 °F
Piney Island
43 °F
Kill Devil Hills
42 °F
Edenton
42 °F
Southport
23 °F
Franklin
24 °F
Morganton
24 °F
Reidsville
26 °F
Smithfield
26 °F
Lexington
Source: NWS
Snow Depth
Station Depth Elevation
No new snow has been reported.
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Station Location Temp. Windchill Dew Point Humidity Wind Precipitation Elevation Updated Type Website
North Enochville, Kannapolis, NC 36.9 °F 37 °F 32 °F 83% ESE  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 844 ft 9:02 AM EST Normal  
Spuds Valley, Kannapolis, NC 35.1 °F 35 °F 32 °F 89% WNW  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 761 ft 9:04 AM EST Rapid Fire  
Joe's Weather Garage, China Grove, NC 34.0 °F 34 °F 31 °F 89% South  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 800 ft 9:04 AM EST Rapid Fire
Greystone, Concord, NC 33.4 °F 33 °F 31 °F 92% SSW  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 605 ft 9:03 AM EST Normal  
huntersville nc, Huntersville, NC 29.6 °F 30 °F 28 °F 94% NW  at  0.0 mph - / hr 725 ft 8:57 AM EST Normal  
62NR West Airport, Mt Pleasant, NC 33.5 °F 34 °F 31 °F 92% SSW  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 728 ft 9:00 AM EST Normal  
Houston Hills Neighborhood/Verizon Wirel, Charlotte, NC 35.8 °F 36 °F 35 °F 97% WNW  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 680 ft 9:00 AM EST Normal
Northstone, Huntersville, NC 32.8 °F 33 °F 32 °F 95% SW  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 790 ft 9:04 AM EST Rapid Fire
Kiser Home, Mount Ulla, NC 38.8 °F 35 °F 35 °F 87% SW  at  5.1 mph - / hr 820 ft 9:01 AM EST Normal  
UNC Charlotte, Harrisburg, NC 32.1 °F 32 °F 31 °F 95% East  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 664 ft 8:35 AM EST Rapid Fire  
Huntersville (Crown Ridge), Huntersville, NC 35.1 °F 35 °F 34 °F 95% East  at  0.7 mph 0.00 in / hr 771 ft 9:04 AM EST Rapid Fire
Prosperity Road area, Charlotte, NC 39.6 °F 37 °F 35 °F 83% SW  at  4.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 767 ft 9:03 AM EST Rapid Fire  
Granite Quarry, Salisbury, NC 38.3 °F 38 °F 30 °F 72% NNW  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 0 ft 8:59 AM EST Normal
ZandyWx, Charlotte, NC 39.7 °F 40 °F 34 °F 80% WNW  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 803 ft 9:01 AM EST Normal
HADS BARBER 3S PRECIPITATION NC, Salisbury, NC - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 678 ft 7:50 AM EST MADIS
Mallard Ridge, Charlotte, NC 40.6 °F 41 °F 36 °F 83% SW  at  2.2 mph 0.00 in / hr 835 ft 9:00 AM EST Normal  
APRSWXNET Charlotte NC , Newell, NC 29 °F 29 °F 25 °F 83% WNW  at  0 mph 0.00 in / hr 787 ft 8:22 AM EST MADIS
Norman Woods / Stutts Rd., Mooresville, NC 39.8 °F 40 °F 36 °F 88% South  at  3.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 801 ft 9:03 AM EST Rapid Fire  
HADS SECOND CREEK NEAR BARBER 3E NC, Cleveland, NC - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 642 ft 8:00 AM EST MADIS
VULCAN MATERIALS, GOLD HILL, NC 34.9 °F 35 °F 33 °F 92% SW  at  1.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 741 ft 9:00 AM EST Normal  
The Point - Lake Norman, NC, Mooresville, NC 40.5 °F 40 °F 37 °F 87% South  at  2.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 797 ft 9:00 AM EST Normal  
Lake Norman (Woodland Heights), Mooresville, NC 39.6 °F 40 °F 37 °F 89% SSE  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 817 ft 9:03 AM EST Rapid Fire  
Ellis/Franklin Fire District, Salisbury, NC 35.6 °F 36 °F 36 °F 100% SE  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 787 ft 9:03 AM EST Rapid Fire
APRSWXNET Locust NC U, Locust, NC 38 °F 38 °F 38 °F 100% South  at  0 mph 0.00 in / hr 741 ft 8:35 AM EST MADIS
Crestview Acres, Statesville, NC 31.5 °F 32 °F 30 °F 96% SW  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 863 ft 9:04 AM EST Rapid Fire  
Rolling Hills, New London, NC 30.4 °F 30 °F 29 °F 94% SSW  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 550 ft 9:03 AM EST Rapid Fire  
Farmwood, Charlotte, NC 37.9 °F 38 °F 34 °F 87% North  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 650 ft 9:03 AM EST Rapid Fire  
RAWS MT. ISLAND LAKE NC, Mount Holly, NC 31 °F 26 °F 31 °F 100% SSW  at  5 mph 0.00 in / hr 500 ft 8:10 AM EST MADIS
OSGP # 16, Mint Hill, NC 37.6 °F 38 °F 36 °F 92% SE  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 514 ft 9:03 AM EST Rapid Fire  
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... Public information statement...

This is severe weather awareness week in Georgia. Families and
individuals... as well as employers and other organizations... are
urged to use the information provided this week to devise their own
severe weather safety plans. If you already have a plan in place...
you are encouraged to use this opportunity to review your procedures
and perform drills and exercises based upon your plan. 2011 was an
unusually active year for severe weather across north Georgia and
surrounding areas... with multiple strong to violent tornadoes
reported. There are no guarantees that 2012 will be less active... or
will not be even more active than 2011. The time to prepare for
violent weather is right now.

Throughout the week... we have discussed the various types of severe
weather that pose a threat to Georgia each year. The National
Weather Service has responsibility for issuing warnings and watches
of severe weather. Your local Weather Service office maintains
strong relationships with local news media outlets and emergency
management officials to ensure that the warnings and watches are
sent to the public as soon as the National Weather Service releases
the information. This system has proved to be a very effective way
of receiving weather information... as long as you happen to be
watching television or listening to the radio when the warnings and
watches are issued.

It is not uncommon for severe weather... including tornadoes to
affect our region late at night and in the early morning hours. This
poses the question of how you in the public can receive warnings of
tornadoes and violent thunderstorms while you are asleep... or when
you lose power. Even if you have an effective severe weather plan in
place... that plan is useless if you have not ensured that you have a
reliable means of receiving warnings at All Hours of the day.

The most effective method of receiving warnings during these times
is via NOAA Weather Radio. These rather inexpensive yet life-saving
devices can be purchased at most electronics stores. Basic NOAA
weather radios are battery-operated and are equipped with an audible
alarm that can be triggered when a severe weather warning or watch
is issued for any County in your particular broadcast area.
However... more sophisticated models are available that are equipped
with specific area message encoding... or same... technology. This
feature allows the radios to be programmed to alarm only when a
warning or watch is issued for your County. You can also program
many of these devices to alert only for certain types of warnings or
watches.

Cell phone technology is also taking on an increasing role in
receipt of warnings. Some private vendors offer services that allow
you to receive a text message or other alert on your Mobile phone or
pager device if a warning is issued for your general area. Other
applications make use of the GPS system in smart phones to alert
your phone only if a warning is issued for your specific location. A
simple internet search will provide more information on some of
these services.

For more information on NOAA Weather Radio... safety... and other
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