Alerts issued as intense September heat wave continues in central NC

Some of the hottest air of the season is moving in as September gets underway. Highs on multiple afternoons will be near 100 degrees, with heat index values as high as 105 degrees. 

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A Heat Advisory has been issued for Wednesday afternoon, with more alerts possible later this week. 

High pressure, responsible for the intense heat, will begin to break down as the weekend approaches. This will allow for a few rounds of strong to severe storms, mainly across northeastern North Carolina. 

Eventually, a backdoor cold front will slide in from Saturday into Sunday. That will increase rain chances and provide temporary relief from the heat. 

Highs will settle back into the mid-to-upper 80s as Labor Day arrives on Monday. Then we’ll slowly creep back into the lower 90s with hit-or-miss shower chances later in that week. 

In the tropics, Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall near the Texas/Louisiana state line Tuesday afternoon with sustained winds of 60 miles per hour. It will fall apart over land on Wednesday. For now, there’s nothing else being tracked in the Atlantic basin. Very unusual for the peak weeks of hurricane season, but we’ll take it! 

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FORECAST

WEDNESDAY will be mostly sunny and hot. The high will be 98 with a heat index of 105. Winds will be light out of the west. 

OVERNIGHT will be mostly clear. The low will be 76. Winds will be out of the south at 5 miles per hour. 

THURSDAY will be mostly sunny and very hot. The high will be 100 with a heat index of 107. Winds will be out of the southwest at 5 miles per hour.

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This forecast was prepared by the CBS 17 Storm Team and is based on the latest information available and years of weather forecasting experience in North Carolina. It was not produced by a computer like many forecasts you find on the web, social media and smart phone apps.

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