Wes Hohenstein

Raleigh

Chief Meteorologist at WNCN-TV (Raleigh, NC)

Chief Meteorologist @WNCN in Raleigh, NC. I Tweet about Carolina weather & stuff you might need on Jeopardy one day! I love lamp, tacos & Cardinals baseball.

Articles

RDU temp hits 100 degrees Monday for hottest day of 2025 so far in the Triangle

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.
Saturday Alert Day: Severe storms possible in central NC

3 weeks ago | cbs17.com | Wes Hohenstein

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — After a mostly dry, hot and humid day Friday, storm chances and a threat of severe weather return on Saturday to central North Carolina, prompting a CBS 17 Alert Day. The entire state of North Carolina is in a Level 2 out of 5 severe weather risk Saturday as heat and humidity will lead to an unstable atmosphere and help strengthen the storms.
National Hurricane Center watching potential system off Carolina coast

3 weeks ago | myfox8.com | Wes Hohenstein

MIAMI, Fla. (WNCN) — The hurricane season just started Sunday, but as of Monday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center is already watching something for possible development later this week. Monday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center in Miami identified an area off the southeastern coast of the United States that has the potential for tropical development later in the week.
Whirlidogs Café in Wilson trains, employs differently-abled adults

3 weeks ago | cbs17.com | Wes Hohenstein

Posted: Jun 2, 2025 / 11:43 PM EDT Updated: Jun 2, 2025 / 11:43 PM EDT WILSON, N.C. (WNCN) — Whirlidogs Café is serving food that is also changing lives in Wilson. It’s hard to imagine a hot dog changing someone’s life, but that’s the basis of Whirlidogs Café in Wilson, North Carolina.
National Hurricane Center already watching potential system off Carolina coast

3 weeks ago | cbs17.com | Wes Hohenstein

MIAMI, Fla. (WNCN) — The hurricane season just started Sunday, but as of Monday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center is already watching something for possible development later this week. Monday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla. identified an area off the southeastern coast of the United States that has the potential for tropical development later in the week.
Rare ‘EF-Unknown’ tornado confirmed in eastern North Carolina

1 month ago | cbs17.com | Wes Hohenstein

Posted: May 6, 2025 / 06:03 PM EDT Updated: May 6, 2025 / 06:08 PM EDT JAMESVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — The National Weather Service in Morehead City confirmed a rare EF-U tornado hit parts of eastern North Carolina Monday. The “U” in the EF-U stands for unknown because there were no damage reports and no damage found from the tornado, but it was captured on video.
3 Degree Guarantee highlight: Physical disabilities not stopping Triangle athletes

1 month ago | cbs17.com | Wes Hohenstein

Posted: May 1, 2025 / 12:10 AM EDT Updated: May 1, 2025 / 12:15 AM EDT CARY, N.C. (WNCN) — Physical limitations may slow some people down, but it can’t stop them from playing sports and leading an active, fulfilling lifestyle. That’s the moto of North Carolina Adapted Sports, a Triangle based charity redefining what it means to be an athlete.
Record-tying high temperature recorded at RDU for last day of April

1 month ago | cbs17.com | Hannah Leyva |Wes Hohenstein

MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Wednesday’s heat in the Triangle might not be record-breaking just yet, but it is at least record-tying. A temperature of 90 degrees was recorded at 3:28 p.m. at Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Raleigh. That number ties the high set back in 1906. It is the second 90-degree day this month, which has been the warmest April since records started being kept in 1887.
Weather Facts: Hot summer temperatures

1 month ago | cbs17.com | Wes Hohenstein

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Internet satellites, not UFOs spotted over NC Monday night; Starlink rival also blasts into space

2 months ago | cbs17.com | Wes Hohenstein |Rodney Overton

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — If you were out, enjoying the comfortable temperatures and clear skies Monday night in central North Carolina, you may have looked up at one point and thought you were seeing a UFO — but it was actually a chain of Starlink satellites being configured in low Earth orbit.