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Current conditions at

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

Lat: 35.89°NLon: 78.78°WElev: 394ft.

Partly Cloudy

86°F

30°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.3 mb)
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index95°F (35°C)
Last update 18 Aug 7:51 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Chapel Hill NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 100. Light northwest wind.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 71 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 89 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 69 °F

    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 86 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 68 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 100. Light northwest wind.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Chapel Hill NC
 35.94°N 79.02°W (Elev. 299 ft)
Last Update:
7:36 pm EDT Aug 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EDT Aug 18, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 25, 2026
 
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