7 Day Forecast :: WRAL.com

Sunday

Partly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of a shower or thunderstorm. Highs will reach the mid 90s. The best chance of any showers and storms will be along and east of I-95, as Tropical Storm Cristobal pulls out to sea. Wind: NE/NW, 5-10 mph.

Monday

This promises to be one of the hottest days of the summer, with partly to mostly sunny skies. Expect highs in the upper 90s to around 100. Wind: W-NW, 10 mph.

Tuesday

Still hot with a chance of mainly evening storms. Wind: SW, 5-10 mph.

Wednesday

Not as hot with a better chance of showers & storm Wind: SW, 5 mph.

Thursday

Warm and humid with scattered showers and storms. Wind: S-SW, 10-15 mph.

Friday

Warm and humid with isolated showers and storms. Wind: SW, 10 mph.

Saturday

Warm and humid with a few showers and storms. Wind: SW, 5-10 mph.

Local Forecasts

Storm Tracker

Tropical Storm cristobal
Status:	Tropical Storm	Lat, Long:	33.9N, 77.2W
Winds:	45 mph	Updated:	Jul 20, 5:00 a.m.
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Other Active Storms: CRISTOBAL | BERTHA

Maps & Forecasts

Weather Data

Question: What characteristics of thunderstorms determine the polarity of most lightning strikes?

Answer: Some of the environmental factors that can play a role in the polarity of a given strike include height above ground of the point of initiation of the lightning flash, the intensity of vertical motions in the thundercloud, altitude of the freezing level, moisture content within the storm cloud, the direction and speed of winds and how they vary with height, and topography below and near the storm.

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