{"id":4858,"date":"2026-07-03T13:04:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4858"},"modified":"2026-07-03T13:04:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:04:54","slug":"extreme-heat-warning-friday-for-central-nc-including-wake-durham-orange-counties-most-of-state-under-heat-advisory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4858","title":{"rendered":"Extreme heat warning Friday for central NC, including Wake, Durham, Orange counties; most of state under heat advisory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 After issuing a heat advisory for central North Carolina for Friday, the National Weather Service early this morning increased the advisory to an extreme heat warning for several counties, including Wake, Durham, and Orange.<\/p>

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The heat advisory and extreme heat warning are in addition to a Code Orange air quality day in three counties for ground ozone.<\/p>\n

The weather service already made the heat advisory decision on Thursday for the times between noon and 8 p.m. Friday for all of North Carolina east of the foothills.<\/p>\n

However, very hot temperatures forecast for northern areas of the state spurred forecasters early Friday morning to issue an extreme heat warning in some areas during the same period on Friday.<\/p>\n

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High temps are forecast to hit 101 degrees on Friday in the Raleigh area.<\/p>\n

Forecasters say the temperatures in the warning area will feel like 110 degrees, while the advisory area will seem like 107 degrees.<\/p>

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The warning and advisory are both active between noon and 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

The warning is for the following areas of central North Carolina:<\/p>\n