Observed 11:15 AM EDT at KJNX

Smithfield, NC weather

Partly cloudy and 63°17°.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Partly sunny

Wind: 13 mph21 km/h; From the east-northeast. 58–13 mph21 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 25Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.45 inHg1031 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.5 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 (63°17° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

High 69°21° 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 afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 55°13° by 10 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 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	58%	12%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	54%	23%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	49%	19%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	47%	24%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	44%	47%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	44%	52%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	45%	30%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	48%	38%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	15%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	12%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	74%	12%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	3%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	86%	15%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	16%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	96%	15%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	96%	12%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	18%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	19%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	86%	12%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	77%	8%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	63%	7%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	56%	9%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	51%	14%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	46%	20%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	46%	39%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	46%	45%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	45%	38%	2
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	50%	26%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	18%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	12%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	8%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	6%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	6%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	5%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	4%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	5%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	5%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	96%	9%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	4%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	64%	0%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 13 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 2 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  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, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 45°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, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
38°3°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly 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°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°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 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 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°–58°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°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
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 44°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 43°.
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

Neuse River at Smithfield

0.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 236 cfs

Forecast peak 4.4 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Neuse River near Clayton

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 206 cfs

Forecast peak 1.3 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Swift Creek at SR1555 Nr Clayton

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Little River near Princeton

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.4 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · 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 18Typical 50

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 6
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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

SMITHFIELD · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−10°−6°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
−4°−2°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Smithfield 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: 5:51–6:42 PM; Morning 7:11–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:52 PM; Morning 7:01–7:11 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7 PM–7:02 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:42 AM · rises 5:22 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

Smithfield, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Neuse River at Smithfield

Neuse River near Clayton

Swift Creek at SR1555 Nr Clayton

Little River near Princeton

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