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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Franklin County Airport (KLHZ)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 78.33°WElev: 341ft.

Partly Cloudy

73°F

23°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed S 13 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 10 Jan 3:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Wake Forest NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 44 by 5pm. Northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 56 °F⇓

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 44 by 5pm. Northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
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Point Forecast:
Wake Forest NC
 35.99°N 78.54°W (Elev. 377 ft)
Last Update:
2:04 pm EST Jan 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm EST Jan 10, 2026-6pm EST Jan 17, 2026
 
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