Salisbury, North Carolina

Local Time: 5:13 PM EDT (GMT -04) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 35.7° N 80.5° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Blanca (East Pacific) Invest 94 (East Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Ellis Fire District, Salisbury, North Carolina (PWS)

Updated: 5:13 PM EDT on July 06, 2009

79.2 °F

Mostly Cloudy

Humidity:	70%
Dew Point:	68 °F
Wind:	2.2 mph from the East
Wind Gust:	2.6 mph
Pressure:	29.85 in (Rising)
Heat Index:	82 °F
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0.0 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 3900 ft Mostly Cloudy 7000 ft Mostly Cloudy 8000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	788 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KRUQ)
Wind Speed:	6.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	90° (East)
Ceiling:	7000 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Salisbury	79 °F	Mostly Cloudy	5:03 PM EDT
	Lexington	79 °F	Clear	5:00 PM EDT
	Concord	81 °F	Overcast	5:05 PM EDT
	Albemarle	77 °F	Scattered Clouds	4:58 PM EDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KCLT)

90 °F

70 °F

Record (KCLT)

99 °F (1930)

57 °F (1964)

Yesterday

86 °F

70 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 13

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Gastonia	86°F
Wilmington	86°F
Elizabethtown	86°F
Whiteville	86°F
Rockingham	86°F

State Lows:
Boone	62°F
Oxford	63°F
Franklin	64°F
Roxboro	64°F
Andrews	66°F

Astronomy

July 6, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:12 AM EDT

8:40 PM EDT

Civil Twilight

5:42 AM EDT

9:10 PM EDT

Nautical Twilight

5:05 AM EDT

9:47 PM EDT

Astronomical Twilight

4:25 AM EDT

10:27 PM EDT

Moon

8:27 PM EDT

5:18 AM EDT

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 28m

Length of Day

14h 28m

Tomorrow will be 0m 47s shorter.

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Salisbury, NC

79.2 °F

Mostly Cloudy

at 5:13 PM EDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 28144

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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
83° F \| 63° F	88° F \| 63° F	90° F \| 65° F	88° F \| 65° F	90° F \| 67° F
Chance of T-storms 70% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Warmer than today.

Nowcast as of 2:50 PM EDT on July 6, 2009

Now

An area of heavy showers and a few thunderstorms will continue moving across the Carolina Piedmont this afternoon. This area of showers and storms will pass over the Charlotte Metro area between 3 and 5 PM as they move east southeast at 15 mph. The storms will have gusty wind and very heavy rain along with cloud to ground lightning.

Forecast for Rowan

Updated: 3:33 PM EDT on July 6, 2009

No Active Advisories (US Severe Weather)

Tonight

Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely this evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph this evening...becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Tuesday

Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Light and variable winds...becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

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Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

Thursday through Sunday Night

Partly cloudy. Highs around 90. Lows in the upper 60s.

Monday

Mostly sunny in the morning...then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

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Air quality Forecast for Charlotte

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Moderate		PM2.5
Yesterday	Good		OZONE
Current	Moderate		PM2.5
Current	Good		OZONE
Monday	Moderate		OZONE
Monday	Good		PM2.5
Tuesday	Moderate		OZONE
Tuesday	Moderate		PM2.5
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Current Air Quality Yesterday's Peak

Earthquake Activity

City:	Distance to Epicenter:	Magnitude:	Date:
Peterstown, WV	119 miles	2.8	8:24 AM EDT 2009-07-04
Minimum magnitude displayed is 2.5. For more information, visit USGS.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Blue Jays vs. Yankees	1:05 PM EDT on July 06, 2009	Clear, 81 °F
Braves vs. Cubs	6:05 PM CDT on July 06, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 74 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 71° F/ 22° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, 74 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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