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

Rocky Mount, Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport (KRWI)

Lat: 35.86°NLon: 77.89°WElev: 161ft.

Fair

84°F

29°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed SW 14 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1015.8 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 11 Mar 12:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Elm City NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  Temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 70 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 33 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Light southeast wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 75 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers likely before 8pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Light southeast wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Sunday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
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 49.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Elm City NC
 35.76°N 77.85°W (Elev. 118 ft)
6:00 am EDT Mar 11, 2026
1pm EDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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