Observed 5:55 PM EDT at KLHZ

Middlesex, NC weather

Partly cloudy and 63°17°.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Partly sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the north-northeast. 69–9 mph14 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 1–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.45 inHg1031 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (64°18° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 48°9° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 71°22° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	24%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	18%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	27%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	72%	36%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	8%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	6%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	7%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	93%	15%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	96%	13%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	30%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	93%	11%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	80%	24%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	70%	14%	1
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	15%	2
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	59%	14%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	53%	19%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	51%	29%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	47%	17%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	53%	21%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	13%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	11%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	75%	10%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	4%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	48%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	40%	0%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 67°19° / 42°6°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  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
64°18°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 42°6°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 62°17°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  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
75°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–69°21°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 44°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 72–78°.

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.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Neuse River near Clayton

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 192 cfs

Forecast peak 1.3 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Neuse River at Smithfield

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 241 cfs

Forecast peak 4.4 ft Mon 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Little River (NC) near Zebulon

8.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Contentnea Creek near Lucama

8.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 30 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 62

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 7
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Clayton 3e · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2000–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−5°−3°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 58 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 15 min less
Golden hour: 5:50–6:41 PM; Morning 7:11–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:51 PM; Morning 7:01–7:11 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:42 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Middlesex. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,500 ft, 38 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Middlesex, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Neuse River near Clayton

Neuse River at Smithfield

Little River (NC) near Zebulon

Contentnea Creek near Lucama

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon