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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockingham-Hamlet Airport (KRCZ)

Lat: 34.9°NLon: 79.76°WElev: 358ft.

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity 50%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 30.14 in
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 17 Jan 12:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

East Rockingham NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. South wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 38. Light and variable wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 38 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain, mainly before 4pm. High near 41. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 41 °F

    Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. South wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 38. Light and variable wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain, mainly before 4pm. High near 41. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
East Rockingham NC
 34.9°N 79.75°W (Elev. 249 ft)
Last Update:
12:53 am EST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am EST Jan 17, 2026-6pm EST Jan 23, 2026
 
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