At 5 PM...mostly sunny. Temperature around 64. West winds around 5 mph. At 7 PM...partly cloudy. Temperature around 61. Southwest winds around 5 mph. At 9 PM...partly cloudy. Temperature around 55. South winds around 5 mph. At 11 PM...partly cloudy. Temperature around 51. Southeast winds around 5 mph. At 1 am...partly cloudy. Temperature around 49. Southeast winds around 5 mph. At 3 am...partly cloudy. Temperature around 48. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Forecast for Raleigh
Updated: 4:54 PM EDT on March 20, 2010
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Showers likely. Breezy with lows around 50. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Monday
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Breezy with highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph...becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Rain showers likely. Snow showers likely after midnight. Much cooler with lows in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Tuesday
Cloudy. Rain and snow showers likely in the morning... then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Here is a Special Weather Statement from the National Weather Service...
Here is a Fire Danger Statement issued in coordination with the West Virginia division of forestry...
With recent warmer days and dry weather... fire danger has reached moderate to high across West Virginia... especially at lower elevations. Some lowland locations in southern West Virginia have even reached very high fire danger. Warm temperatures will again combine with very low relative humidity levels this afternoon to further enhance the danger.
Outside of higher elevations that still have melting snow... open burning of any type is considered very hazardous at this time. Accidental escaped debris Burns are by far the number one cause of wildfires in West Virginia. Also... be careful with heat and Sparks while operating any equipment... or smoking in wildland areas.
West Virginia state law prohibits debris burning from 7 am to 4 PM during the months of March... April... and may.
