Observed 8:35 PM EDT at KLHZ

Wake Forest, NC weather

Mostly cloudy and 57°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the northeast. 69–9 mph14 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.49 inHg1033 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 47°8° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 70°21° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM
Drops 12°7° Monday night from 6 PM (65°18° → 53°12°)

TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Clear
Monday nightDown to 53°12° by 8 PM · 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 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	69%	14%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	77%	9%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	9%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	7%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	4%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	96%	12%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	83%	10%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	72%	10%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	12%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	21%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	53%	24%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	51%	24%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	47%	20%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	54%	25%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	58%	14%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	8%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	7%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	8%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	11%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	42%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	36%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	39%	0%	2
Mon 6p	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	45%	0%	1
Mon 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	62%	0%	0
Mon 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	77%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 42°6°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 41°5°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41. North wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  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°10°
  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
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 69°21° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°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 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 68°20° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  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 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 68°20° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 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
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 68°20° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 68°20° / 39°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°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
71°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 61°16°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  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
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 42°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 41°.
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 Below Falls Dam

3.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 106 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Neuse River at Falls Lake

4.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 246 ft

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Beaverdam Creek (NC) near Creedmore

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 249 ft

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Marsh Creek (NC) at New Hope

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft

Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 69

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 12
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 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

LOUISBURG · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
−4°−2°ThuOct 22
−3°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Wake Forest 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 15 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:43 PM; Morning 7:12–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:53 PM; Morning 7:02–7:12 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9 PM–7:03 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:43 AM · rises 5:22 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Wake Forest. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,300 ft, 16 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Wake Forest, 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 Below Falls Dam

Neuse River at Falls Lake

Beaverdam Creek (NC) near Creedmore

Marsh Creek (NC) at New Hope

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