Apex, North Carolina - Apex Heat Advisory: Storms Brewing, Juneteenth Festival Planning, and Summer in Full Swing

About this episode

The episode discusses the current heat advisory in Apex, upcoming thunderstorms, and community event planning.

Listeners, Apex has been buzzing over the last 24 hours, so let's get you caught up on what's happening right in your backyard. First, the weather. According to the National Weather Service Raleigh briefing, the Triangle has been under the influence of hot, unstable air, with a heat advisory running yesterday from late morning into the evening as heat index values pushed well into the upper 90s. Overnight, temperatures only dipped into the low 70s, keeping things muggy, and forecasters say that later today brings another round of scattered thunderstorms, some potentially strong with gusty winds and heavy downpours, especially in the late afternoon and early evening. That same briefing flags a Level 2, or slight, risk for severe storms in central North Carolina, which includes Apex, so afternoon outdoor plans may need a backup. Local meteorologists and allergy specialists in the Triangle have been reporting a classic early summer mix in the air: tree pollen is finally low, but grass and weed pollen have ticked up into the moderate range, enough for allergy-prone listeners to feel that scratchy throat and itchy eyes. Regional air quality monitors around Raleigh show code Yellow, or…

Topics covered

• weather
• heat advisory
• severe storms
• community events
• summer activities

Keywords

• Apex
• North Carolina
• heat advisory
• thunderstorms
• Juneteenth Festival
• summer
• weather

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Weather Service Raleigh

Places: Apex, North Carolina, Triangle, central North Carolina, Raleigh

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