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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Henderson-Oxford Airport (KHNZ)

Lat: 36.36°NLon: 78.53°WElev: 515ft.

Fog/Mist

54°F

12°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed N 7 mph
Barometer 30.25 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill52°F (11°C)
Last update 3 Oct 9:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Oxford NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers before 4am, then a chance of rain after 4am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain likely, mainly between 7am and 10am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 66. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 66 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind.

    Low: 59 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 75 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers before 4am, then a chance of rain after 4am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain likely, mainly between 7am and 10am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 66. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Oxford NC
 36.31°N 78.6°W (Elev. 469 ft)
Last Update:
6:50 pm EDT Oct 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm EDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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