Raleigh, North Carolina Weather Forecast
Today in Raleigh: clear skies with a high near 87°F and a low around 66°F. Rain chance 5%. Best chance of rain is Saturday at 89%. Cooling trend: highs fall from 87°F today to 59°F by Monday.
Forecast updated 10:05 PM EDT, Oct 16
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7-Day Forecast for Raleigh
Today 10/16
87°66°
Sat 10/17
89%
71°48°
Sun 10/18
57°42°
Mon 10/19
28%
59°47°
Tue 10/20
15%
66°50°
Wed 10/21
16%
67°54°
Thu 10/22
16%
66°53°
Next 24 Hours
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| Temp | 74° | 71° | 69° | 67° | 65° | 62° | 60° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 55° | 55° | 55° | 54° | 53° | 53° | 54° | 54° | 53° | 53° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 49° |
| Rain | 5% | 17% | 22% | 17% | 24% | 37% | 53% | 73% | 83% | 89% | 83% | 81% | 74% | 64% | 43% | 44% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Wind | WSW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
4,629
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
1.17 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
26.09 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
74°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.82 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 15. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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Current Stats & Observations
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About Raleigh Weather
Raleigh sits at about 318 feet above sea level in Wake County, North Carolina. About 1,038,738 people live in the Raleigh 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 20.
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