Observed 12:55 PM EDT at KFAY

Rockfish, NC weather

Mostly sunny and 67°19°.

Mostly agree

Now 67°19°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/hgusts 18 mph29 km/h; From the north-northeast. 711–13 mph21 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (68°20° then, 67°19° now)

Good hours for

High 69°21° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 49°9° tonight at 5 AM
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h tomorrow 10–11 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 69°21° · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 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
Sat 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	49%	15%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	45%	31%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	45%	14%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	44%	17%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	44%	16%	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%	10%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	13%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	46%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	19%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	29%	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	74%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	77%	5%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	13%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	19%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	23%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	93%	23%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	96%	19%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	96%	54%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	96%	44%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	96%	16%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	80%	11%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	72%	8%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	63%	9%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	56%	4%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	49%	5%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	46%	13%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	46%	18%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	44%	19%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	46%	14%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	49%	14%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	58%	14%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	14%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	10%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	9%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	1%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	93%	6%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	43%	0%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 14 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 12 to 16 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  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 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°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 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. 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, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
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
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°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
64°18°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–63°17°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 44°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, 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

Little Rockfish Creek at Strickland Bridge Rd

3.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Beaver Creek (NC) at Cumberland

5.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Rockfish Creek at Lakeview Rd near Hope Mills

7.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft

Reading from Sat 12:05 PM · NWS gauge page

Beaver Creek (NC) at Morganton Rd

7.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.6 ft

Reading from Sat 12:05 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 64% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 46

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 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

FAYETTEVILLE (PWC) · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1899–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°4° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−11°−6°SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
−7°−4°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Rockfish 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: 5:55–6:46 PM; Morning 7:14–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:04–7:14 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:25 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

Rockfish, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Little Rockfish Creek at Strickland Bridge Rd

Beaver Creek (NC) at Cumberland

Little Rockfish Creek at Lakeview Rd near Hope Mills

Beaver Creek (NC) at Morganton Rd

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