The haze blanketing the east coast isn't over yet. How long it lingers in our area, plus our next chance for rain

 

On WRAL at 11 : The Canadian wildfire smoke blanketing our area isn't over yet. How long it lingers. Plus our next chance for rain & storms

When looking at developing systems, one of the most important pieces of technology that we have are the spaghetti model plots. Aptly named for their unique pasta-like appearance, these charts depict many different outcomes or simulations for a given storm. Billions of computer calculations are run with different potential atmospheric conditions (i.e., temperature, cloud cover, winds, etc.). The result is shown to be the individual strand, often represented by separate colors. There are many potential outcomes, and no model is 100% accurate. 

WRAL Weather lesson: Many models for tracking storms look like spaghetti, combine to improve forecast

Track and model plots

Tim Tinnesz, Head of School at St. Timothy's School, shares some advice for upcoming graduates.

Advice for graduates: Understand it's but a step toward your greater purpose

graduate throwing caps in the air

Weather aficionados can learn about the latest storm research and families can learn how to prepare for disasters when StormFest hits the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Saturday.

<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — Weather aficionados can learn about the latest storm research and families can learn how to prepare for disasters when <a href="http://www.naturalsciences.org/programs-events/?select=1593" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>StormFest</strong></a> hits the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Saturday.

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Meteorologists from four local TV stations, including WRAL's Greg Fishel and Elizabeth Gardner, will teach about what causes weather and how to predict it. They participated in Q&A sessions at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

North Carolina State University researchers will talk about their storm-chasing experiences, and Red Cross officials will discuss how families can prepare for storms and how local governments respond to storms.

The event runs 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at the Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 W. Jones St.

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StormFest to hit Raleigh museum

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Four people were killed Wednesday and one person was hospitalized after a head-on crash on N.C. Highway 690 in Moore County

4 people killed, 3 identified in head-on crash on Moore County highway 

Four people killed in Moore County crash

Farmer Brooks Barnes says he had a burn permit and blames drivers braking too fast for a pileup on I-795 that involved two dozen vehicles.

Farmer defends decision to burn fields before pileup crash near I-795

Tractor in field, farming

Darryl Williams' cause of death is listed as a "sudden cardiac arrest in the setting of cocaine intoxication, physical exertion, conducted energy weapon use and physical restraint," the autopsy states.

Cardiac arrest, cocaine intoxication and Taser use: Autopsy outlines Darryl Williams' deadly encounter with Raleigh police

On Tuesday, the man's mother, Sonya Williams, said her son Darryl Williams was the man who died. He was 32 and lived in Raleigh.

The NC Division of Air Quality has replaced the code red with a code orange air quality alert.


Mostly sunny Thursday with temperatures in the 80s, still under code orange air quality

Air Quality alert for Wednesday and Thursday 

Economists believe grocery inflation should continue improving, but expect it to remain above pre-pandemic levels for the duration of the year.

Expect your grocery bill to go down, economists forecast - but not to what it was before COVID

Get the latest WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast whenever you need it, including the DUALDoppler5000 and the 7-Day Forecast.

WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast

Nightly N.C. Education Lottery drawings during the 11 p.m. News.

Evening Pick 3 Pick 4 and Cash 5

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings are held at 3 p.m. daily. They can be seen as live or on-demand video.

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing

The bill would allow betting on professional, college and other sports on phones or other electronic devices.

NC lawmakers take final vote to legalize online sports gambling

Kilauea, the second largest volcano in Hawaii, began erupting on Wednesday after a three-month pause, U.S. Geological Survey officials said.

Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, is erupting

Videos

The N.C. Baseball Coaches Association has released its all-state teams for the 2023 season.

N.C. Baseball Coaches Association releases all-state teams

Baseball: South Brunswick vs Hoggard (Mar. 21, 2023)

Tatiana Haywood was set to graduate Wednesday from Douglas Byrd High School in Fayetteville. She was killed in what police are calling a murder-suicide on May 24 at her home.

On what would have been graduation day, mother mourns daughter killed in apparent murder-suicide

The bill says state regulators can't adopt more stringent protections than federal law. Combined with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, it may open millions of acres to development.