Triangle Weather - Local Forecasts and Radar from WRAL.com

42 counties are now under advisories, watches, or warnings.

Sunday Night

Storms, some severe will move through central North Carolina during the evening into the early night time hours. Some of these storms could produce isolated tornadoes.

Monday

Variably cloudy and windy, perhaps a sprinkle. Highs in the mid 60s to around 70. A strong pressure gradient over the area may lead to a few wind gusts as high as 30 to 40 mph in the wake of deep low pressure to our northeast. Wind: NW, 15-25 mph.

Tuesday

Fantastic weather for Tuesday with mostly sunny skies and highs in the lower 70s. Wind: N, 10 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny and a bit warmer. Wind: SW, 5-10 mph.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy with a shower or storm possible. Wind: S, 10-15 mph.

Friday

Mostly with a shower still possible. Wind: SW, 10-20 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny, slight chance of a storm. Wind: NW, 5-15 mph.

Sunday

Rain developing. Wind: VRB, 5-15 mph.

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Suspected tornado hits homes in Jones-Onslow county
Widely scattered thunderstorms moved east across southeast North Carolina Sunday evening and a tornado might be to blame for mobile home destruction in Jones-Onslow county.
1. Updated May. 11 11:28 p.m.
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Governor tours NC tornado damage areas
1. May. 10, 2008
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Rain, hail hit Triangle overnight
1. May. 10, 2008
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Question: My third grade class at Vass Lakeview Elementary would like to know if it can snow at 42 degrees.

Answer: It is fairly unusual for snow to reach the ground at temperatures much beyond the mid to upper 30s, because this typically indicates a layer of warm air near the surface deep enough to melt snowflakes that fall into it from colder layers aloft. However, there are rare cases in which the decrease in temperature with height is especially rapid, allowing for snow at 40 degrees or warmer.

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