Garner, North Carolina 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS62 KRAH 190000
AFDRAH

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
800 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...

* Nothing significant.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
As of 1245 PM Sunday...

1) High pressure will allow for a continued period of dry weather
with near or slightly below temperatures this week.

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.DISCUSSION...
As of 1245 PM Sunday...

KEY MESSAGE 1... High pressure will allow for a continued period of
dry weather with near or slightly below temperatures this week.

Early afternoon satellite imagery and surface obs show a 1038mb
surface ridge over western Pennsylvania, with ridging extending
southward into North Carolina. A deepening area of low pressure
resides off the coast, located along the stalled cold front that has
brought significantly cooler temperatures to much of the East Coast.
As the low has deepened, this has tightened the pressure gradient
across central NC with most/if not all observing sites reporting
gusty northeasterly winds around 20kts.

The overall synoptic setup this week will feature surface and upper
level high pressure in control of the weather across central NC. The
offshore low will maintain a relatively tight pressure gradient
across the area through mid week, yielding afternoon breeziness out
of the north, but little in the way of other sensible weather
impacts. Temps each afternoon will be within a few degrees of normal
for mid/late October, with highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
Meanwhile, morning lows should generally fall into the 40s. Frost
should not be a concern this week given a few kts of wind lingering
through the overnight hours, although it would not be surprising if
some of the normally cooler spots in the western Piedmont saw temps
reach the upper 30s tonight and again Monday night.


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.AVIATION /00Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 800 PM Sunday...

Influence from strong, Canadian high pressure extending across the
Middle Atlantic will favor VFR conditions in cntl NC through the 00Z
TAF period and beyond for the rest of the week. The MSL pressure
gradient, between the high and coastal low pressure that will
meander off the NC coast, will cause surface winds to become gusty
with daytime heating around 14Z Mon.

Outlook: A risk of marginal low-level wind shear will exist Mon
night.

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.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

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DISCUSSION...Leins
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