Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Active Pattern Continues in Hawaii

Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected today from the ArkLaTex and Lower Mississippi Valley through the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. Thunderstorms may produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat today from east Texas into New York. A powerful kona storm will continue to impact Hawaii through Saturday, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds, and severe thunderstorms. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rockingham-Hamlet Airport (KRCZ)

Lat: 34.9°NLon: 79.76°WElev: 358ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 11 Mar 10:55 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

East Rockingham NC

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  Temperature falling to around 50 by 5pm. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 68 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 77 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature falling to around 50 by 5pm. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Sunday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
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Point Forecast:
East Rockingham NC
 34.9°N 79.75°W (Elev. 249 ft)
6:00 am EDT Mar 11, 2026
11am EDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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