Durham, North Carolina Weather Forecast
Today in Durham: clear skies with a high near 88°F and a low around 66°F. Rain chance 1%. Best chance of rain is Saturday at 56%. Cooling trend: highs fall from 88°F today to 60°F by Sunday.
Forecast updated 4:05 PM EDT, Oct 15
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7-Day Forecast for Durham
Today 10/15
88°/66°
1%
Fri 10/16
87°/64°
16%
Sat 10/17
67°/49°
56%
Sun 10/18
60°/41°
8%
Mon 10/19
67°/44°
7%
Tue 10/20
71°/48°
4%
Wed 10/21
71°/50°
3%
Next 24 Hours
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| Wind | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 2 | E 2 | ESE 2 | SE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
4,496
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
1.24 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
29.39 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
71°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.84 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 14. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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Current Stats & Observations
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About Durham Weather
Durham sits at about 374 feet above sea level in Durham County, North Carolina. About 424,700 people live in the Durham 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 22.
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