Chapel Hill, North Carolina Weather Forecast
Today in Chapel Hill: clear skies with a high near 69°F and a low around 44°F. Rain chance 0%. No day tops a 20% rain chance through Thursday. Highs run 67 to 73°F through Thursday.
Forecast updated 4:05 AM EDT, Oct 23
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7-Day Forecast for Chapel Hill
Today 10/23
69°44°
Sat 10/24
67°45°
Sun 10/25
69°45°
Mon 10/26
71°42°
Tue 10/27
73°42°
Wed 10/28
68°47°
Thu 10/29
70°48°
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Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
4,546
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
1.78 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
30.13 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
51°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.85 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 22. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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Current Stats & Observations
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About Chapel Hill Weather
Chapel Hill sits at about 348 feet above sea level in Orange County, North Carolina. About 64,051 people live in the Chapel Hill area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service RAH office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KRAX. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 8a, where the coldest winter night typically falls between 10 to 15°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Mar 21 and the first fall freeze around Nov 24.
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