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Extreme Cold Watch, North Carolina

Severe

Wind chills as low as 5 below zero. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.

Ended Saturday, January 31, 2026.

Replaced by the Extreme Cold Warning on Saturday, January 31, 1:45 in the morning.

Replaced by the Cold Weather Advisory on Saturday, January 31, 1:45 in the morning.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this watch

How much

Wind chill
As low as 5 below zero

Map

Map of North Carolina with this watch The Extreme Cold Watch covers Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham. I-485I-77I-74I-85I-95RaleighGreensboroWinston-SalemFayettevilleNORTH CAROLINAVIRGINIASOUTH CAROLINA50 mi I-485I-77I-74I-85RaleighGreensboroNORTH CAROLINAVIRGINIASOUTH CAROLINA50 mi I-485I-74I-77RaleighGreensboroNORTH CAROLINAVIRGINIASOUTH CAROLINA50 mi I-485I-74RaleighDurhamVIRGINIASOUTH CAROLINA100 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills ranging from near zero to 9 degrees. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 5 below possible.
Where
All of central North Carolina.
When
For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 1 in the morning Saturday to 1 in the morning Sunday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from late Saturday night through Sunday morning.
Impacts
Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.

Updates

  1. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 30, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 30, 2026
  3. Extreme Cold Watch issued for Sunday overnight through Sunday morning. January 29, 2026