Forecast and Conditions for Buxton, North Carolina

Updated: 11:51 PM EDT on July 05, 2009
Observed at Hatteras, North Carolina
Temperature 80 °F
Humidity 90%
Dew Point 77 °F
Wind SW at 13 mph
Pressure 29.81 in (Falling)
Conditions Partly Cloudy
Visibility 6.0 miles
Clouds (FEW) : 9000 ft
Yesterday's Maximum 83 °F
Yesterday's Minimum 77 °F
Normal high 85 °F
Normal low 72 °F
Record high 95 °F (1969)
Record low 57 °F (1964)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days 0
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days 15
Sunrise05:53 AM (EDT)
Sunset08:20 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise08:06 PM (EDT)
Moon Set04:58 AM (EDT)
Moon Phase
Special Weather Statement
Statement as of 11:25 PM EDT on July 5, 2009


... Strong thunderstorms will affect Dare County until 1230 am EDT...

At 1124 PM EDT... there were strong thunderstorms 7 miles south of
Duck... moving east at 30 mph. The strong thunderstorms will be near
Kitty Hawk... and... Southern Shores at 1130 PM EDT... Kill Devil Hills
at 1135 PM EDT. Other locations to be affected by the storms include
Manteo... Nags Head... Wanchese... Bodie Island lighthouse... Buffalo
City... Colington... East Lake... Manns Harbor... Mashoes... Sanderling
and Whalebone.

Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph can be expected with these storms. Heavy
rainfall of 1 inch or more in an hour will cause ponding of water on
roadways and localized flooding in low lying areas. Motorists should
slow down on area roadways to avoid hydroplaning. This storm is
producing an excessive amount of deadly lightning. Telephone lines
and metal pipes conduct electricity. You can be injured or killed if
lightning strikes nearby. Unplug appliances not necessary for
obtaining weather information. Do not take a Bath or shower. Get out
of indoor pools. Avoid using the telephone or any electrical
appliance during a thunderstorm unless in an emergency.

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or other local media outlets for
further updates on the weather situation across the area.


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Forecast as of 9:26 PM EDT on July 5, 2009

Tonight
Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Windy with lows in the middle 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Monday
Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely...mainly in the morning. Breezy with highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph...becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tuesday
Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the middle 70s. East winds around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the middle 70s.
Thursday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the middle 70s.
Friday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the middle 80s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the middle 70s.
Saturday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the middle 70s.
Sunday
Partly cloudy. Highs around 90.
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