Heat advisory and air quality alert issued for Orange County Emergency Information 07/24/2025 09:41 PM (PDT) Chapel Hill, NCThe air quality forecast for Friday, in Orange County is 56, or code yellow. Air quality is a concern for people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution, with the primary pollutant of small particulate. This is NOAA Weather Radio, All Hazard Station (name withheld), operating on frequency 162.55 megahertz. This program originates from the National Weather Service in Raleigh. and is transmitted from an antenna located on the (name withheld) Tower, via Chapel Hill. The station serves the northeast Piedmont of North Carolina. Here is the latest weather synopsis. High pressure will slide eastward tonight into the Western Atlantic and bring a return to hot and humid conditions Friday into early next week. Here is the latest national weather service forecast for Raleigh and vicinity. Heat advisory in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday. West of tonight, clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds. Friday, sunny, hot, with highs in the midnights. West winds around 5 miles per hour. Heat index values up to 105. Friday night, clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Southwest winds surround 5 miles per hour. Saturday, mostly sunny. Hot, with highs around 100. Northwest winds around 5 miles per hour. Heat index values up to 110. Saturday night, mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 miles per hour in the evening, becoming light and variable. Sunday through Wednesday, mostly clear. A slight chance of hot. Highs in the upper 90s. Lows in the upper 70s. Wednesday night, partly cloudy with a chance of showers. lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 30%. Thursday, partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the midnights. Chance of rain 40%. Heat index values up to 100. Here are the midnight observations for the northeast Piedmont. At the Raleigh Durham Airport, it was partly cloudy. The temperature was 78 degrees. the 2.71, and the relative humidity 79%. The wind was south at 10 miles an hour. The pressure was 30.14 inches and falling. At Burlington, it was clear. The temperature was 72 degrees, the dew.71, and the relative humidity 97%. The wind was calm. The pressure was 30.14 inches and falling. Elsewhere across the state this hour. At Charlotte, it was partly cloudy, with a temperature of 82. At Greensboro, it was clear, with a temperature of 76. In Roxborough, fog was reported with a temperature of 72. At Lillington, it was clear, with a temperature of 77. At Lewisburg, fog was reported with a temperature of 73. At Fayetteville, it was cloudy, with a temperature of 79. At the Rocky Mount Wilson Airport. It was partly cloudy, with a temperature of 75. At Wilmington, it was clear, with a temperature of 79. At Cape Hatteras, it was mostly cloudy, with a temperature of 80. At Raleigh, North Carolina, the high temperature was 90, the low temperature was 71. There was no precipitation since midnight. The current time is 12.45 a.m. Eastern daylight time. Here is a special message from the National Weather Service. For the following counties, in North Carolina, Chatham, Durham, Hartett, Johnson, Lee, Moore, Orange, and Wake. Heat advisory in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday. What heat index values up to 106 expected? Where, portions of the southern, central, and northern Piedmont, as well as across the Sandy Hills and Southern Coastal Plain. When, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday. Impacts. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check on relatives and neighbors. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommend scheduling frequent rest breaks and shaded or air-condition environments. Anyone overcome my heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency. Call 911. The air quality forecast for Friday in Orange County is 56, or code yellow. Air quality is a concern for people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution, with the primary pollutant of small particulate. This is NOAA Weather Radio, All Hazards Station (name withheld), operating on frequency 162.55 megahertz. This program originates from the National Weather Service in Raleigh, and is transmitted from an antenna located on the (name withheld) Tower, via Chapel Hill. The station serves the northeast Piedmont of North Carolina.