Dense fog advisory issued for Raleigh area with quarter-mile visibility forecast
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- Dense fog advisory covers central North Carolina until 11 a.m. Monday.
- Visibility may drop to a quarter mile or less, with some areas near zero.
- Drivers should slow down, use low beams, and watch for school traffic.
Most of central North Carolina is under a dense fog warning through the morning.
Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, and stretching all the way to High Point, Southern Pines and Oxford, are all under a dense fog alert until 11 a.m. on Monday, March 9.
“If driving, slow down, use your low beam headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. Be especially cautious in school zones and watch for children and the flashing lights of school buses,” according to the National Weather Service.
The dense fog could make driving dangerous with visibility a quarter mile or less with some isolated areas near zero in fog prone areas.
There could be localized areas of fog again Monday night, according to the National Weather Service.
How hot will Raleigh get this week?
“Then unseasonably warm temperatures are expected (Monday) through Wednesday,” according to the NWS Monday briefing. “And during that time we are expected to meet or exceed (temperature) records Tuesday and Wednesday.”
The forecasted high for Tuesday, March 10, is 83 degrees which breaks the record of 81 in Raleigh, and for Wednesday, March 11, the high is expected to be 88 degrees, which breaks the 101-year-old record of 87.
People who are specifically sensitive to the heat and without cooling or hydration have a minor heat risk on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the NWS.
There is no flash flood, or excessive rainfall expected over the next few days, but there may be some isolated showers.
There are possibly thunderstorms going into Wednesday night into Thursday, according to the NWS briefing.
This story was originally published March 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM with the headline "Dense fog advisory issued for Raleigh area with quarter-mile visibility forecast."
