The National Weather Service in Raleigh, NC, issued a Dense Fog Advisory effective until 10 AM EST this morning, alerting residents across a swath of central North Carolina to hazardous conditions caused by visibility dropping to a quarter mile or less. The affected area includes a significant portion of the state, notably spanning cities such as Raleigh, Durham, and Greensboro, creating potential traffic hazards especially in school zones where vigilant attention to the obscured roads is crucial for the safety of children.
Under the veil of morning fog, the calm before the storm whispers, as the weather forecast predicts a chance of showers later in the day beginning after 5 pm, with the possibility of continued wet conditions into the evening, likelihood peaking before 11 pm; meanwhile, a mostly cloudy sky will hold dominion with temperatures reaching a tepid high near 70 degrees as the day progresses. The evening will settle to a cooler low around 46, and following days will show a modest fluctuation in the weather pattern, including partly sunny skies on Thursday with highs leaning into the lower fifties, while gusts of wind may sway up to 18 mph, and nighttime giving way with lows gripping at the mid-thirties.
Looking ahead, the forecast from the National Weather Service anticipates a benign weather interlude—no severe weather is expected after today according to the Hazardous Weather Outlook. This breather will bring variability in cloud cover through the weekend, temperatures will see a descent into cooler ranges, with daytime highs hovering in the low forties to high thirties and nighttime lows threatening the high teens to low twenties, creating a crisper atmosphere as central North Carolina manoeuvres closer to the year-end festivities…