Observed 5:00 AM EDT at KDAN

Ruffin, NC weather

Clear and 43°6°.

Forecasts agree

Now 43°6°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the north. 35–7 mph11 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 43°6°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 43°6° today at 7 AM
Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 63°17° today at 3 PM

This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 63°17° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 44°7° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	92%	29%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	92%	23%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	93%	18%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	95%	15%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	85%	1%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	1%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	10%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	23%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	58%	25%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	17%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	49%	14%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	48%	18%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	17%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	11%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	5%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	7%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	5%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	8%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	12%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	88%	36%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	92%	14%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	94%	7%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	94%	41%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	94%	19%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	95%	24%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	95%	41%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	97%	67%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	94%	66%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	90%	68%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	79%	61%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	71%	51%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	53%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	56%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	48%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	53%	41%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	50%	39%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	50%	29%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	55%	20%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	42%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	23%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	60%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	54%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	45%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	97%	20%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	16%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	14%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–63°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–44°7°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 38°3°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 39°4°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°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 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 68°20° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
37°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 44°7°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  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
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–52°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 40°4°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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
72°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 66°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 66°19° / 39°4°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 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
61°16°–78°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
1

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 38°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 39°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 68–76°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (RNK) (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

Dan River at STP near Danville

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.0 ft
Flow: 456 cfs

Forecast peak 4.5 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Dan River near Wentworth

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 337 cfs

Forecast peak 1.3 ft Mon 8 PM

Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Dan River at Robertson Bridge in Danville

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.7 ft

Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Pumpkin Creek at Goodyear Blvd in Danville

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 66% less heating than a typical week.

This week 25Typical 74

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 18
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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Danville Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1916–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 16 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:46 PM; Morning 7:17–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:07–7:17 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 6–7:07 AM; moon 96% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Ruffin. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,400 ft, 54 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Ruffin, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Dan River at STP near Danville

Dan River near Wentworth

Dan River at Robertson Bridge in Danville

Pumpkin Creek at Goodyear Blvd in Danville

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? Good

Moon