Durham, NC Weather

Durham County10:02 AM EDT35.99°N, 78.90°WElevation 404 ft

Current conditions

Clear
54°
Clear
Feels like 54°
High 72°·Low 40°
WindNNE 9 mph
Humidity67%
Dew point43°
Pressure30.23 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover1%
UV index2 Low
Sunrise7:28 AM
Sunset6:34 PM

Observed at Raleigh / Durham, Raleigh-Durham International Airport · 32 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Today

    Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 9 mph.

  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 40. North wind 1 to 6 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 2 to 7 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 2 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 57°
  2. 11 AM Sunny 62°
  3. 12 PM Sunny 66°
  4. 1 PM Sunny 69°
  5. 2 PM Sunny 70°
  6. 3 PM Sunny 71°
  7. 4 PM Sunny 71°
  8. 5 PM Sunny 70°
  9. 6 PM Clear 67°
  10. 7 PM Clear 61°
  11. 8 PM Clear 57°
  12. 9 PM Clear 54°
  13. 10 PM Clear 52°
  14. 11 PM Clear 50°
  15. Thu12 AM Clear 49°
  16. 1 AM Clear 48°
  17. 2 AM Clear 46°
  18. 3 AM Clear 45°
  19. 4 AM Clear 44°
  20. 5 AM Clear 43°
  21. 6 AM Sunny 43°
  22. 7 AM Sunny 42°
  23. 8 AM Sunny 42°
  24. 9 AM Sunny 48°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny40°72°
  2. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny42°73°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny42°65°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny44°62°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny44°66°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny47°70°
  7. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny49°72°
  8. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy47°69°
  9. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy50°72°
  10. FriOct 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny51°76°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

27
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • WedGood (40)
  • ThuGood (40)
  • FriGood (40)

Durham County, NC reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:28 AM
Sunset 6:34 PM
Daylight 11 h 5 min (−2 min 8 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 77% lit
Moonrise 4:02 PM Moonset 2:40 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low71° / 48°
Record high84° (1993)
Record low26° (1974)
Wettest2.22 in (1904)
Yesterday75° / 41°
Month to date2.57 in (normal 2.31 in)

Raleigh Area, records since 1887. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in RAH, issued 3 hrs ago

What Has Changed

* Aviation forecast updated.

Key Messages

As of 630 AM Wednesday...

1) Dry weather, with seasonal to below normal temperatures over the next week.

Discussion

As of 1250 AM Wednesday...

KEY MESSAGE 1... Dry weather, with seasonal to below normal temperatures over the next week.

High pressure will dominate over the next week. A stronger high pressure system will reinforce cooler temperatures late week through the weekend. Temperature-wise this will look like highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s today and tomorrow, before dropping generally into the 60s Friday through the weekend. Low temperatures are likely to be mainly in the upper 30s and 40s through the period. Temperatures may get down into the mid 30s in typical cooler spots Saturday and Sunday mornings which could allow for patchy frost.

No rain is expected through the period, with the next very low chance of rain coming from an expected weak and dry cold front mid next week.

Aviation

As of 630 AM Wednesday...

Persistent VFR expected over the next few days, with northerly winds that may be briefly gusty to around 15-20kt in the afternoon, primarily at RWI and FAY.

Outlook: Continued VFR into the upcoming weekend.

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