Heat Advisory — Johnston, NC, Stanly, NC, Montgomery, NC, Moore, NC, Lee, NC, Harnett, NC, Wayne, NC, Anson, NC, Richmond, NC, Scotland, NC, Hoke, NC, Cumberland, NC, Sampson, NC 7:00 PM

Richmond County, North Carolina, United States

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26°C
Feels like 30°
Clear
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 22°
Wind
3 mph SW
Humidity
81%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.53 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
0%
Sunrise
6:54 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Richmond County is currently clear at 26°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 54% around 9 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2518 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:54AM · Sunset: 7:39PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Johnston, NC, Stanly, NC, Montgomery, NC, Moore, NC, Lee, NC, Harnett, NC, Wayne, NC, Anson, NC, Richmond, NC, Scotland, NC, Hoke, NC, Cumberland, NC, Sampson, NC
Expires 7:00 PM
43 AQI · Good Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
13%
4 AM
25°
13%
5 AM
25°
12%
6 AM
23°
12%
7 AM
24°
12%
8 AM
24°
12%
9 AM
26°
17%
10 AM
29°
25%
11 AM
31°
17%
12 PM
32°
17%
1 PM
34°
16%
2 PM
36°
18%
3 PM
36°
22%
4 PM
36°
22%
5 PM
35°
35%
6 PM
34°
43%
7 PM
33°
44%
8 PM
32°
48%
9 PM
31°
54%
10 PM
28°
46%
11 PM
27°
47%
12 AM
27°
44%
1 AM
26°
49%
2 AM
26°
39%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 54% chance of rain.
Sun
34° 22°
Partly Cloudy with a 61% chance of rain.
Mon
31° 19°
Mostly Cloudy with a 21% chance of rain.
Tue
29° 18°
Partly Cloudy.
Wed
34° 17°
Clear.
Thu
37° 19°
Drizzle, 52% chance.
Fri
33° 20°
Clear with a 31% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Clear 13% 3 mph SW 81%
4 AM 25° Clear 13% 4 mph SW 83%
5 AM 25° Clear 12% 5 mph SW 84%
6 AM 23° Clear 12% 5 mph WSW 84%
7 AM 24° Clear 12% 5 mph WSW 84%
8 AM 24° Clear 12% 6 mph WSW 81%
9 AM 26° Clear 17% 6 mph WSW 74%
10 AM 29° Clear 25% 6 mph W 66%
11 AM 31° Clear 17% 7 mph W 59%
12 PM 32° Clear 17% 6 mph W 53%
1 PM 34° Mostly Clear 16% 5 mph W 48%
2 PM 36° Mostly Clear 18% 5 mph WNW 44%
3 PM 36° Mostly Clear 22% 4 mph WNW 44%
4 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 22% 5 mph NW 43%
5 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 35% 5 mph NW 44%
6 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 43% 5 mph NW 47%
7 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 44% 5 mph NW 51%
8 PM 32° Mostly Cloudy 48% 5 mph WNW 55%
9 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 54% 4 mph SSW 60%
10 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 46% 4 mph SSE 65%
11 PM 27° Mostly Cloudy 47% 4 mph SSE 70%
12 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 44% 3 mph SSE 76%
1 AM 26° Rain 49% 3 mph S 82%
2 AM 26° Rain 39% 4 mph S 87%
15-Day Forecast
Today
9/5
Mostly Clear
54%
22°
37°
Sun
9/6
Partly Cloudy
61%
22°
34°
Mon
9/7
Mostly Cloudy
21%
19°
31°
Tue
9/8
Partly Cloudy
7%
18°
29°
Wed
9/9
Clear
8%
17°
34°
Thu
9/10
Drizzle
52%
19°
37°
Fri
9/11
Clear
31%
20°
33°
Sat
9/12
Rain
69%
17°
29°
Sun
9/13
Drizzle
44%
17°
34°
Mon
9/14
Drizzle
51%
21°
36°
Tue
9/15
Drizzle
60%
20°
32°
Wed
9/16
Drizzle
60%
19°
32°
Thu
9/17
Drizzle
60%
19°
31°
Fri
9/18
Drizzle
60%
18°
30°
Sat
9/19
Drizzle
60%
18°
31°
43
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
43 AQI 7.9 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
35 AQI 38 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 43 Good 35 43
Sun 55 Moderate 44 55
Mon 48 Good 37 48
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Sat Sep 5, 06:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1242 J/kg
MLCAPE978 J/kg
MUCAPE1423 J/kg
SBCIN-222 J/kg
MLCIN-179 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.3
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear18 kt
0–1 km Shear11 kt
Eff. Shear19 kt
0–1 km SRH86
0–3 km SRH77
Eff. SRH77
Storm Motion14° @ 14 kt
0–1 km EHI0.7
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index32.4
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.83 in
0–3 km LR5.1 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals46.0
LCL959 hPa
LFC736 hPa
EL213 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,436 ft