Observed 4:35 PM EDT at KMEB

Raeford, NC weather

Mostly cloudy and 70°21°.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 14 mph22 km/hgusts 21 mph33 km/h; From the northeast. 711–14 mph22 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate until 5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 72°22° tomorrow at 2 PM

This afternoonNear 70°21° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 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 4p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	42%	37%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	44%	14%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	47%	12%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	14%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	62%	20%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	16%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	11%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	5%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	89%	15%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	89%	27%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	28%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	24%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	20%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	96%	15%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	93%	10%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	78%	9%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	67%	13%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	61%	24%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	51%	9%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	46%	10%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	44%	16%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	44%	31%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	47%	26%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	47%	46%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	58%	48%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	50%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	21%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	90%	14%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	93%	1%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	54%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	43%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	36%	1%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	33%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	30%	0%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 12 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–49°9°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 41°5°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. 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, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  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 76.
Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  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
74°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 61°16°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°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
68°20°–82°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  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
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 41°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 74–79°.

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

Rockfish Creek near Raeford

1.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Raft Swamp at Red Springs

11 mi

Level: 6.1 ft

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Rockfish Creek at Strickland Bridge Rd

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Flat Creek near Iverness

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.6 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 56% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 37

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Laurinburg Maxton Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1998–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:56–6:46 PM; Morning 7:14–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:04–7:14 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:56 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Raeford. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Raeford, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rockfish Creek near Raeford

Little Raft Swamp at Red Springs

Little Rockfish Creek at Strickland Bridge Rd

Flat Creek near Iverness

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