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Durham, North Carolina weather · now

87°

Partly Cloudy

Feels
95°
High / Low
93° / 72°
Wind
37 mph W
Humidity
65%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 3:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 53% · 5 PM

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Sun 6:01 AM 8:36 PM 14h 35m
Moon Waxing Gibbous 94% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Durham, North Carolina, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect partly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 93° with a low near 72°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

93°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

70° 85° 100° ↑ 92° ↓ 73° 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM 8 AM

  1. 11 AM

    84°

    10%

  2. 1 PM

    90°

    10%

  3. 3 PM

    92°

    29%

  4. 5 PM

    90°

    53%

  5. 7 PM

    87°

    50%

  6. 9 PM

    81°

    32%

  7. 11 PM

    77°

    45%

  8. 1 AM

    76°

    25%

  9. 3 AM

    75°

    11%

  10. 5 AM

    73°

    10%

  11. 7 AM

    73°

    10%

  12. 9 AM

    78°

    10%

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7 days

  1. Today 6/27 Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53% 93° · 72°
    1. 11 AM 84° Partly Sunny 10%
    2. 12 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 10%
    3. 1 PM 90° Partly Sunny 10%
    4. 2 PM 91° Partly Sunny 10%
    5. 3 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    6. 4 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 48%
    7. 5 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    8. 6 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    9. 7 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50%
    10. 8 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    11. 9 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    12. 10 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    13. 11 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 45%
  2. Sun 6/28 Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40% 92° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    2. 1 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    3. 2 AM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    4. 3 AM 75° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    5. 4 AM 74° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    6. 5 AM 73° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    7. 6 AM 73° Partly Sunny 10%
    8. 7 AM 73° Partly Sunny 10%
    9. 8 AM 75° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    10. 9 AM 78° Partly Sunny 10%
    11. 10 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 10%
    12. 11 AM 84° Partly Sunny 10%
    13. 12 PM 86° Partly Sunny 10%
    14. 1 PM 88° Partly Sunny 10%
    15. 2 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    16. 3 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    17. 4 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    18. 5 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    19. 6 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    20. 7 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    21. 8 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    22. 9 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    23. 10 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    24. 11 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
  3. Mon 6/29 Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25% 92° · 70°
    1. 12 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    2. 1 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    3. 2 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 6%
    4. 3 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 6%
    5. 4 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 6%
    6. 5 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 6%
    7. 6 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 6%
    8. 7 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 6%
    9. 8 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    10. 9 AM 76° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    11. 10 AM 80° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    12. 11 AM 83° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    13. 12 PM 85° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    14. 1 PM 87° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    15. 2 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    16. 3 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    17. 4 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    18. 5 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    19. 6 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    20. 7 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    21. 8 PM 86° Partly Cloudy
    22. 9 PM 84° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 81° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 79° Mostly Clear
  4. Tue 6/30 Sunny 3% 95° · 72°
    1. 12 AM 77° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 75° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 73° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 72° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 71° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 70° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 70° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 71° Mostly Sunny
    9. 8 AM 72° Mostly Sunny
    10. 9 AM 76° Mostly Sunny
    11. 10 AM 80° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 84° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 87° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 90° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 92° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 93° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 95° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 95° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 94° Clear
    20. 7 PM 92° Clear
    21. 8 PM 89° Clear 3%
    22. 9 PM 85° Clear 3%
    23. 10 PM 82° Clear 3%
    24. 11 PM 79° Clear 3%
  5. Wed 7/1 Sunny 2% 98° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 77° Clear 3%
    2. 1 AM 76° Clear 3%
    3. 2 AM 75° Clear 2%
    4. 3 AM 74° Clear 2%
    5. 4 AM 73° Clear 2%
    6. 5 AM 73° Clear 2%
    7. 6 AM 73° Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 73° Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 75° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 79° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 83° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 88° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 91° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 94° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 96° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 97° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 98° Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 98° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 98° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 96° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 94° Clear 2%
    22. 9 PM 91° Clear 2%
    23. 10 PM 87° Clear 2%
    24. 11 PM 83° Clear 2%
  6. Thu 7/2 Sunny 3% 103° · 79°
    1. 12 AM 81° Clear 2%
    2. 1 AM 79° Clear 2%
    3. 2 AM 78° Clear
    4. 3 AM 77° Clear
    5. 4 AM 76° Clear
    6. 5 AM 76° Clear
    7. 6 AM 75° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 75° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 77° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 81° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 87° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 92° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 96° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 99° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 101° Sunny 2%
    16. 3 PM 102° Sunny 2%
    17. 4 PM 102° Sunny 2%
    18. 5 PM 102° Sunny 2%
    19. 6 PM 101° Mostly Clear 2%
    20. 7 PM 100° Mostly Clear 2%
    21. 8 PM 98° Mostly Clear 3%
    22. 9 PM 95° Mostly Clear 3%
    23. 10 PM 91° Mostly Clear 3%
    24. 11 PM 87° Mostly Clear 3%
  7. Fri 7/3 Sunny 24% 106° · 79°
    1. 12 AM 84° Mostly Clear 3%
    2. 1 AM 82° Mostly Clear 3%
    3. 2 AM 81° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 80° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 79° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 79° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 79° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 79° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 81° Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 85° Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 90° Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 95° Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 99° Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 102° Sunny 2%
    15. 2 PM 104° Sunny 12%
    16. 3 PM 105° Sunny 12%
    17. 4 PM 106° Sunny 12%
    18. 5 PM 105° Sunny 12%
    19. 6 PM 104° Mostly Clear 12%
    20. 7 PM 102° Mostly Clear 12%
    21. 8 PM 99° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    22. 9 PM 95° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    23. 10 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/4 Cloudy 31% 106° · 78°
  2. Sun 7/5 Drizzle 41% 107° · 75°
  3. Mon 7/6 Cloudy 41% 103° · 74°
  4. Tue 7/7 Rain Showers 31% 98° · 74°
  5. Wed 7/8 Drizzle 37% 100° · 75°
  6. Thu 7/9 Drizzle 36% 93° · 74°
  7. Fri 7/10 Cloudy 52% 95° · 76°
  8. Sat 7/11 Partly Cloudy 55% 96° · 71°
  9. Sun 7/12 Partly Cloudy 52% 99° · 75°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Tuesday, 6/30

Sunny, 95° / 72°

  1. Tomorrow92°71°
  2. Mon92°70°
  3. Tue95°72°
  4. Wed98°75°
  5. Thu103°79°
  6. Fri106°79°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    warm at 70°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 3 PM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent90 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 73°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (10%) · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 73°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (10%) · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic11 AM

    comfortable at 84°F · light wind (7 mph) · slight chance of rain (10%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
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    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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Day-by-day, 1 day out3 days
  1. Thu, Jun 25±5°
    High92°88°+4°
    Low71°66°+5°
  2. Tue, Jun 23pending
    High91°——
    Low66°——
  3. Sat, Jun 20pending
    High89°——
    Low67°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Durham

Durham in June typically averages 88° highs and 68° lows, with about 12 days of rain. The hottest stretch is June (average high 88°); the coldest is January (average low 29°). July is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan47°29°9
Feb53°35°12
Mar68°45°8
Apr75°54°9
May77°59°15
Jun88°68°12
Jul88°72°21
Aug83°67°14
Sep79°63°15
Oct70°52°7
Nov64°45°8
Dec52°34°12

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of rain showers between 8am and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
RAH 64,66
Radar station
KRAX
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
35.994, -78.899