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Regional Hourly Observations For NEW HANOVER County
200 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2024
SOUTHERN COAST
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
PINEY ISLAND   SUNNY     71  58  63 NE21G28   30.33F                  
HAVELOCK       MOSUNNY   68  54  60 NE18G26   30.33S                  
BEAUFORT       SUNNY     73  54  51 E15G21    30.31F                  
CAPE CARTERET  NOT AVBL                                               
JACKSONVILLE   NOT AVBL                                               
WILMINGTON     SUNNY     72  54  53 NE15G23   30.31F                  


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Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in North Carolina
Based on observations at 200pm EDT, Friday April 26, 2024

Across North Carolina...temperatures are near 56 degrees west, near 62 degrees central, and near 63 degrees east. Current sky conditions are light rain west, cloudy central, and sunny east. In the west, relative humidity is near 90%, and the dew point is near 53 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 64%, and the dew point is near 50 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 78%, and the dew point is near 56 degrees. Winds are from the south at 7 mph west, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to light rain. Winds are variable at 3 mph central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the north at 13 mph with gusts at 24 mph east, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 73 degrees at Beaufort. The lowest temperature is 51 degrees at Jefferson.


Current NOWCAST not available:
Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when
precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these
forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.

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Medium & Long Range Outlook For North Carolina
                           N CAROLINA                                                                     
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                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY 
                 MAY 1-MAY 5  MAY 3-MAY 9    JUN       JUN-AUG                      
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   Temperature:      Above        Above                                            
 Precipitation:      Below       Normal                                            

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Almanac Information
Friday April 26, 2024 the 117th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 14.000000
Distance 0.999718 AU
Rise 06:26 EDT Set 19:58 EDT
Transit Meridian 13:11 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 06:00 EDT Ends 20:24 EDT

Calculations made for central point in the state.
Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and
elevation -- Priddy


Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today
APRIL 26TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1834...
Killer frosts were reported in the Deep South. The frost was quite severe
around Huntsville AL, and highlighted a backward spring in the South that
year. (David Ludlum)
...1978...
An unusually strong occluded front swept out of the Gulf of Alaska and
produced the first April thunderstorm of record at Fairbanks. Pea size hail
fell northeast of Fairbanks from thunderstorms whose tops were less than
8000 feet. (The Weather Channel)
...1984...
Severe thunderstorms associated with an intense cyclone spawned a total of
forty-seven tornadoes in two days from Louisiana to Upper Michigan. The
tornadoes killed 16 persons and injured 259 others. (Storm Data)


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