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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockingham-Hamlet Airport (KRCZ)

Lat: 34.9°NLon: 79.76°WElev: 358ft.

Fair

85°F

29°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 30.12 in
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index93°F (34°C)
Last update 15 Aug 9:35 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Rockingham NC

Heat Advisory August 15, 11:00am until August 15, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind.

    High: 96 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 75 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 97 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Isolated
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.

    Low: 76 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 76 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rockingham NC
 34.93°N 79.77°W (Elev. 256 ft)
Last Update:
9:20 am EDT Aug 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am EDT Aug 15, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 21, 2026
 
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