Observed 4:55 AM EDT at KTDF

Stem, NC weather

Clear and 46°8°.

Mostly agree

Now 46°8°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 9 mph14 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 46°8°, dew point 45°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 24Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
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

13°7° warmer than this time yesterday (34°1° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for

Low 44°7° today at 7 AM
Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 65°18° today at 2 PM

This morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 65°18° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 4 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 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	89%	15%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	12%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	8%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	60%	18%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	33%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	50%	38%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	48%	29%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	48%	25%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	19%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	56%	15%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	17%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	71%	15%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	16%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	22%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	9%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	35%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	35%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	13%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	33%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	30%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	48%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	37%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	50%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	89%	30%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	77%	44%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	65%	47%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	58%	21%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	52%	26%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	49%	35%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	47%	28%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	28%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	32%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	54%	23%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	16%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	30%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	7%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	4%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 70°21° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 40°4°. Typical 70°21° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 42°6°. Typical 70°21° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  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 70.
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
40°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 69°21° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 69°21° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  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 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 69°21° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  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 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 68°20° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 68°20° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 68°20° / 38°3°. 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
  Cloudy, 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
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 67°19° / 37°3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 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
60°16°–77°25°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 37°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 40°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 68–75°.

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

Eno River at Durham

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Forecast peak 2.1 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 3:50 AM · NWS gauge page

Knap of the Reeds Creek neat Butner, NC

6.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Flat River below Lake Mitchie

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.6 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Tar River near Tar River

7.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 71% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 74

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 14
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 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Roxboro 7 Ese · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Stem 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: 5:52–6:43 PM; Morning 7:14–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:53 PM; Morning 7:03–7:14 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 5:25–7:03 AM; moon 96% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:44 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Stem. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,800 ft, 8 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Stem, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Eno River at Durham

Knap of the Reeds Creek neat Butner, NC

Flat River below Lake Mitchie

Tar River near Tar River

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