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6:04 p.m. • 7-29-10

Weather Forecast for Raleigh

  • Fri.: Scattered Clouds.
    • Hi: 94°F
    • Lo: 68°F
  • Sat.: Chance of a Thunderstorm.
    • Hi: 89°F
    • Lo: 68°F
  • Sun.: Chance of a Thunderstorm.
    • Hi: 88°F
    • Lo: 70°F

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  • Drought

    A lack of rainfall has brought back abnormally dry conditions to parts of central and southeastern North Carolina for the first time in five months, officials said Thursday.

  • Water rates for customers in Raleigh and the six Wake County towns that use the city's water system went up 17 percent last year, and Ed Buchan, environmental coordinator for Raleigh's Public Utilities Department, said rates might have to go up again to help pay for a new water treatment plant that will come on line next week.

  • For the first time in almost three years, no North Carolina county is experiencing drought or abnormally dry conditions, officials said Thursday.

  • Flash flood watches are in effect statewide, as rain is expected to continue falling through much of Thursday. Wind gusts have downed trees, and slick roads have led to wrecks.

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