Severe Thunderstorm, Flooding, and Winter Weather Threats on Tuesday

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast Tuesday from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes vicinity. Thunderstorms may also produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from central Texas into southern Oklahoma and northern Missouri into southern Michigan. A heavy wintry mix is forecast for the Great Lakes into northern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Raleigh / Durham, Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU)

Lat: 35.89°NLon: 78.78°WElev: 394ft.

A Few Clouds

66°F

19°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.06 in (1017.5 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 Mar 8:51 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Cary NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. Calm wind.

    Low: 54 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 81 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Light southwest wind.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers.  High near 70. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 70 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 36 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. Calm wind.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Light southwest wind.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph.
Thursday
Showers. High near 70. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers likely before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Cary NC
 35.74°N 78.77°W (Elev. 400 ft)
6:53 pm EDT Mar 9, 2026
9pm EDT Mar 9, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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