Observed 11:55 AM EDT at KTTA

Sanford, NC weather

Partly cloudy and 62°16°, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 62°16°

Partly sunny

Wind: 13 mph21 km/h; From the north-northeast. 35–13 mph21 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.47 inHg1032 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 (60°16° then, 60°15° now)

Good hours for

High 67°19° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 44°7° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 60°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 12p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	56%	16%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	50%	29%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	48%	34%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	45%	34%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	45%	26%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	22%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	18%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	12%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	14%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	20%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	13%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	8%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	9%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	24%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	32%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	33%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	36%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	34%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	96%	26%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	80%	19%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	65%	11%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	56%	10%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	51%	22%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	45%	20%	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	45%	21%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	44%	23%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	44%	17%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	49%	11%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	16%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	67%	18%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	14%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	9%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	5%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	5%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	9%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	9%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	10%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	8%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	10%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	0%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 42°6°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 40°4°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 39°4°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  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
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly 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, 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: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. 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
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  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°–57°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
44°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 40°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 39°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 70–77°.

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

Deep River near Moncure

9.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 100 cfs

Forecast peak 1.2 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Haw River near Bynum

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 73 cfs

Forecast peak 2.7 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Cape Fear River at Lillington

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 361 cfs

Forecast peak 2.0 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Haw River near Moncure

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 62% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 57

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 15
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 3 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 47°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

SANFORD 8 NE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1972–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Sanford weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:46 PM; Morning 7:15–8:06 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:05–7:15 AM; first light 7:05 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:56 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:25 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

Sanford, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Deep River near Moncure

Haw River near Bynum

Cape Fear River at Lillington

Haw River near Moncure

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