Rockingham, NC Weather

Richmond County4:01 AM EDT34.94°N, 79.77°WElevation 282 ft

Current conditions

Mostly Clear
48°
Mostly Clear
Feels like 45°
High 70°·Low 46° tonight
WindNE 7 mph
Humidity93%
Dew point46°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover13%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:33 AM
Sunset6:35 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

  • Saturday

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph.

  • Saturday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 22 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 48°
  2. 5 AM Mostly Clear 48°
  3. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 47°
  4. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 47°
  5. 8 AM Mostly Sunny 48°
  6. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 51°
  7. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 57°
  8. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 61°
  9. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 64°
  10. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 66°
  11. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 68°
  12. 3 PM Sunny 69°
  13. 4 PM Sunny 69°
  14. 5 PM Sunny 69°
  15. 6 PM Mostly Clear 66°
  16. 7 PM Mostly Clear 61°
  17. 8 PM Mostly Clear 58°
  18. 9 PM Mostly Clear 55°
  19. 10 PM Mostly Clear 54°
  20. 11 PM Mostly Clear 53°
  21. Sun12 AM Mostly Clear 51°
  22. 1 AM Clear 50°
  23. 2 AM Clear 49°
  24. 3 AM Mostly Clear 48°

Daily forecast

Details
  1. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny46°71°
  2. TodayOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny44°70°
  3. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny42°71°
  4. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny39°71°
  5. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny46°73°
  6. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny47°70°
  7. ThuOct 29 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny49°72°
  8. FriOct 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy55°78°
  9. SatOct 31 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny55°78°

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

Forecast

  • SatGood (38)
  • SunGood (35)
  • MonGood (40)

Richmond County, NC reporting area. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:33 AM
Sunset 6:35 PM
Daylight 11 h 1 min (−2 min 2 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 96% lit
Moonrise 5:25 PM Moonset 5:50 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low74° / 47°
Month to date4.92 in (normal 3.26 in)

Chesterfield 3 E, records since 1999. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in RAH, issued 9 hrs ago

What Has Changed

* Nothing appreciable

Key Messages

As of 200 AM Friday...

1) The persistent pattern of dry and seasonable weather will continue over the next 7 days.

Discussion

As of 200 AM Friday...

KEY MESSAGE 1... The persistent pattern of dry and seasonable weather will continue over the next 7 days.

The mid and upper level weather pattern through the weekend will be dominated by a high amplitude upper level ridge extending from the western Gulf north into the western Great Lakes with a general northerly flow across the Carolinas. Disturbances in the flow including a series of moisture-starved shortwave troughs will move across the Carolinas tonight and early Sunday. Deep layer moisture will be lacking as precipitable water values will remain low through the period ranging between 30-60% of normal.

A reinforcing surface high pressure system will progress east from the Great Lakes into the the Canadian Maritimes over the next few days. This high will extend into our region behind a dry cold front that will move across the Carolinas this morning. A slightly cooler airmass will arrive today and a northeasterly flow will spread shallow moisture and generate some fair weather stratocumulus clouds across the area during the today and Saturday, especially eastern areas. These will be the first notable clouds in central NC since Monday. Temperatures will generally range near and slightly below average through the weekend.

The mid and upper level ridge will begin to weaken early next week with another short wave trough moving across the region during the middle of the week. The airmass will moderate on Monday and Tuesday with temperatures warming up a few degrees before a slightly cooler airmass arrives for Wednesday an Thursday. Dry weather should continue for through Thursday although there are signals that a more southwesterly flow will result in an increase in deep layer moisture and perhaps the need to consider limited rain chances next weekend.

Aviation

As of 640 PM Friday...

TAF period: High confidence in VFR conditions over the next 24 hours. While there should be some stratocumulus around 5kft, especially at RWI, the chances of any MVFR ceilings are minimal. The wind will continue out of the northeast, with the most likely site to have any gusts over 15 kt being FAY on Saturday afternoon.

Outlook: Occasional low-VFR stratocumulus will remain possible Saturday night and Sunday, otherwise dry VFR conditions are forecast.

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