Observed 6:35 AM EDT at KRDU

Durham, NC weather

Clear and 43°6°.

Forecasts agree

Now 43°6°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the north. Up to 9 mph14 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable · up to 46°8° by 7 PM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 38Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (41°5° then, 43°6° now)

Good hours for

Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 69°21° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 7a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	0%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	82%	0%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	0%	0
Fri 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	57%	0%	1
Fri 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	51%	0%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	48%	0%	4
Fri 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	43%	0%	5
Fri 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	42%	1%	4
Fri 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	39%	5%	3
Fri 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	40%	6%	2
Fri 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	10%	1
Fri 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	10%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	9%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	67%	12%	0
Fri 9p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	67%	14%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	8%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	3%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	6%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	9%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	12%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	11%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	15%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	16%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	17%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	16%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	15%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	86%	16%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	69%	8%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	1%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	54%	14%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	50%	16%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	26%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	45%	15%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	43%	12%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	19%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	52%	14%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	60%	21%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	69%	28%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	77%	12%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	19%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	6%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	16%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	21%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	30%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	29%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 0 to 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 41°5°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 41°5°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
35°2°–49°9°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
44°7°–66°19°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 43°, cooling off.
Sunday
Dry, high 69°, low 41°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 67–75°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (RAH) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 60% less heating than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 50

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 12
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 1 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 37°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Raleigh-Durham International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1887–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°SatOct 17
−9°−5°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
−3°−2°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Durham weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:45 PM; Morning 7:13–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:55 PM; Morning 7:03–7:13 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 6:55 PM–7:04 AM; moon 95% lit, sets 5:45 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:39 AM · rises 4:56 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Durham. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,700 ft, 11 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.