Rachel Duensing
Meteorologist at WNCN-TV (Raleigh, NC)
Meteorologist for CBS17 in Raleigh, CBM #889, Valparaiso University graduate, Southern Illinois native, 2X Best Weathercaster finalist, weather nerd. she/her
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4 days ago |
cbs17.com | Rachel Duensing
Posted: Jun 23, 2025 / 07:53 PM EDT Updated: Jun 23, 2025 / 07:53 PM EDT RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Raleigh hit 100 degrees for the first time in 2025 on Monday. Not only is the heat is dangerous, it can make playground equipment hot enough to burn skin.
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4 days ago |
cbs17.com | Hannah Leyva |Rachel Duensing |Wes Hohenstein
The temperature at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, where official numbers are recorded, read 100 degrees at 4 p.m. Monday. The heat index at that time hit 107 degrees, with relative humidity at 35%. The 100-degree temperature ties the record set at RDU on the same exact date, June 23, last year. Just like this year, that date was also the first time the area hit triple digits in 2024. A total of 10 100-degree days were recorded at the airport last year.
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2 weeks ago |
earthsky.org | Rachel Duensing
Earth During June 2025, dust from the Sahara Desert has been emerging off the coast of Africa over the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. While this is a phenomenon that happens every year, it has an impact on tropical storm and hurricane development, temperatures and the look of sunsets and sunrises. Saharan dust, or the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) is exactly what it sounds like: dry, dusty air from the Sahara Desert. This Saharan dust develops during from spring through early fall.
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2 weeks ago |
cbs17.com | StormSolymallshop Now |Hannah Leyva |Rachel Duensing
(File: Getty) MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Despite some rain, Thursday turned out to be the hottest day of the year so far in the Triangle. The temperature at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, where official numbers are taken, recorded a high of 93 degrees Thursday. The rest of the week is expected to stay hot and humid. Scattered storms are likely beginning Friday and are expected to continue into the weekend.
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3 weeks ago |
cbs17.com | Rachel Duensing
NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCN) — People think that only coastal areas are vulnerable to storm surge. However, communities like New Bern, which are almost 30 miles away from the coast, are also extremely susceptible to storm surge. And in 2018, they experienced that firsthand. “This was the type of storm where it was all hands on deck,” Colleen Roberts explains.
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Ominous skies as a severe storm moves into Sampson County tonight. Keep up with the radar here >> https://t.co/RtEUrnuooT https://t.co/EwFDzW6JYj
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING has been issued for parts of central NC & southern VA. Be aware of hail & damaging wind in these areas. #ncwx https://t.co/W1oLFjxI2j
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING has been issued for parts of central NC & southern VA. Be aware of hail & damaging wind in these areas. #ncwx https://t.co/1T2rBr1Tne
