Widespread High Wind Event; Heavy Snow Expected from the Northern Plains to Northeast

Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south coastal Texas today. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds into Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockingham-Hamlet Airport (KRCZ)

Lat: 34.9°NLon: 79.76°WElev: 358ft.

Fair

51°F

11°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 30.10 in
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 12 Mar 6:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Laurel Hill NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Light southeast wind.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 61 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  High near 74. Breezy.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 74 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Showers likely before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 33 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Light southeast wind.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 74. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
Showers likely before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Laurel Hill NC
 34.85°N 79.62°W (Elev. 249 ft)
6:41 pm EDT Mar 12, 2026
7pm EDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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