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 >

Current conditions at

Rockingham-Hamlet Airport (KRCZ)

Lat: 34.9°NLon: 79.76°WElev: 358ft.

Overcast

51°F

11°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed N 14 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 1.25 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 12 Mar 12:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

East Rockingham NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers likely. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall.  Temperature falling to around 48 by 3pm. North wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 72 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 35 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Light south wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 61 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers.  High near 73. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 73 °F

    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers likely. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Temperature falling to around 48 by 3pm. North wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Light south wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Sunday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
Showers. High near 73. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
Showers likely before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
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Point Forecast:
East Rockingham NC
 34.9°N 79.75°W (Elev. 249 ft)
10:43 am EDT Mar 12, 2026
12pm EDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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