Observed 12:45 PM EDT at KRWI

Sims, NC weather

Partly cloudy and 68°20°, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 68°20°

Partly sunny

Wind: 13 mph20 km/hgusts 21 mph33 km/h; From the north-northeast. 58–13 mph21 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.45 inHg1031 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 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 (65°18° then, 64°18° now)

Good hours for

High 68°20° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 48°9° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 67°19° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 4 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	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	49%	20%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	47%	20%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	45%	23%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	27%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	47%	55%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	52%	65%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	33%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	21%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	77%	16%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	9%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	5%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	9%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	14%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	16%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	21%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	18%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	53%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	31%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	89%	12%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	75%	8%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	65%	8%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	58%	15%	2
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	52%	16%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	47%	50%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	47%	37%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	45%	31%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	47%	23%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	16%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	15%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	11%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	7%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	3%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	96%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	96%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	3%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	8%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	51%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	45%	0%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 13 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 42°6°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  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 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  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, 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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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
66°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 42°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 71–77°.

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

Contentnea Creek near Lucama

5.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 30 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Hominy Swamp at Forest Hills Rd near Wilson

6.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 11:20 AM · NWS gauge page

Contentnea Creek at US 301

6.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft

Reading from Sat 12:05 PM · NWS gauge page

Hominy Swamp at Wilson

8.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft

Reading from Sat 11:25 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 59% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 47

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. About 1 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

WILSON 3 SW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1916–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−8°−4°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 58 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
Golden hour: 5:50–6:41 PM; Morning 7:10–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:51 PM; Morning 7:00–7:10 AM; first light 7:00 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

Sims, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Contentnea Creek near Lucama

Hominy Swamp at Forest Hills Rd near Wilson

Contentnea Creek at US 301

Hominy Swamp at Wilson

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