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Durham, North Carolina weather · now

91°

Sunny

Feels
94°
High / Low
95° / 72°
Wind
33 mph WNW
Humidity
44%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 4:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 35% · 6 PM

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Sun 6:31 AM 8:10 PM 13h 40m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Durham, North Carolina, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect slight chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 95° with a low near 72°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

95°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

65° 85° 100° ↑ 94° ↓ 72° 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM

  1. 12 PM

    90°

    4%

  2. 2 PM

    94°

    7%

  3. 4 PM

    94°

    27%

  4. 6 PM

    90°

    35%

  5. 8 PM

    84°

    24%

  6. 10 PM

    79°

    22%

  7. 12 AM

    76°

    17%

  8. 2 AM

    74°

    5%

  9. 4 AM

    73°

    3%

  10. 6 AM

    73°

    3%

  11. 8 AM

    74°

    1%

  12. 10 AM

    81°

    0%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35% 95° · 72°
    1. 12 PM 90° Sunny 4%
    2. 1 PM 92° Sunny 7%
    3. 2 PM 94° Sunny 7%
    4. 3 PM 94° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    5. 4 PM 94° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    6. 5 PM 93° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    7. 6 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    8. 7 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    9. 8 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    10. 9 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    11. 10 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    12. 11 PM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
  2. Wed 8/12 Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37% 95° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    2. 1 AM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    3. 2 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 5%
    4. 3 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 3%
    5. 4 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 3%
    6. 5 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 3%
    7. 6 AM 73° Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 72° Sunny 3%
    9. 8 AM 74° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 81° Partly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 85° Partly Sunny
    13. 12 PM 89° Mostly Sunny
    14. 1 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 92° Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 93° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    17. 4 PM 94° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    18. 5 PM 93° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    19. 6 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    20. 7 PM 88° Partly Cloudy 13%
    21. 8 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    22. 9 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    23. 10 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    24. 11 PM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
  3. Thu 8/13 Mostly Sunny 12% 96° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    2. 1 AM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    3. 2 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 3%
    4. 3 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 3%
    5. 4 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 3%
    6. 5 AM 73° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    7. 6 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 3%
    9. 8 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 85° Mostly Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 10%
    16. 3 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 10%
    17. 4 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 10%
    18. 5 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 10%
    19. 6 PM 93° Partly Cloudy 10%
    20. 7 PM 90° Partly Cloudy 10%
    21. 8 PM 88° Partly Cloudy 12%
    22. 9 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 12%
    23. 10 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 12%
    24. 11 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 12%
  4. Fri 8/14 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36% 95° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 12%
    2. 1 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 12%
    3. 2 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 5%
    4. 3 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 5%
    5. 4 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 5%
    6. 5 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 5%
    7. 6 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 5%
    8. 7 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 5%
    9. 8 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 84° Mostly Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 87° Mostly Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 2%
    15. 2 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    16. 3 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    17. 4 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    18. 5 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    19. 6 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    20. 7 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    21. 8 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    22. 9 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    23. 10 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    24. 11 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
  5. Sat 8/15 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16% 89° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    2. 1 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    3. 2 AM 76° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    4. 3 AM 75° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    5. 4 AM 74° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    6. 5 AM 74° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    7. 6 AM 73° Partly Sunny 11%
    8. 7 AM 73° Partly Sunny 11%
    9. 8 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 10%
    10. 9 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 10%
    11. 10 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 10%
    12. 11 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 10%
    13. 12 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 10%
    14. 1 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 10%
    15. 2 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    16. 3 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    17. 4 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    18. 5 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    19. 6 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    20. 7 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    21. 8 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 11%
    22. 9 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 11%
    23. 10 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 11%
    24. 11 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 11%
  6. Sun 8/16 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23% 92° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 11%
    2. 1 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 11%
    3. 2 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 8%
    4. 3 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 8%
    5. 4 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 8%
    6. 5 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 8%
    7. 6 AM 71° Mostly Sunny 8%
    8. 7 AM 71° Mostly Sunny 8%
    9. 8 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 4%
    10. 9 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 4%
    11. 10 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 4%
    12. 11 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 4%
    13. 12 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 4%
    14. 1 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    16. 3 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    17. 4 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    18. 5 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    19. 6 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    20. 7 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    21. 8 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    22. 9 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    23. 10 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    24. 11 PM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
  7. Mon 8/17 Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36% 95° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    2. 1 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    3. 2 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 8%
    4. 3 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 8%
    5. 4 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 8%
    6. 5 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 8%
    7. 6 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 8%
    8. 7 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 8%
    9. 8 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 5%
    10. 9 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 5%
    11. 10 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 5%
    12. 11 AM 86° Mostly Sunny 5%
    13. 12 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 5%
    14. 1 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 5%
    15. 2 PM 93° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    16. 3 PM 95° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    17. 4 PM 95° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    18. 5 PM 95° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    19. 6 PM 93° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    20. 7 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    21. 8 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    22. 9 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    23. 10 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    24. 11 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Drizzle 24% 92° · 73°
  2. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 16% 89° · 74°
  3. Thu 8/20 Partly Cloudy 16% 97° · 74°
  4. Fri 8/21 Cloudy 17% 98° · 75°
  5. Sat 8/22 Cloudy 33% 102° · 77°
  6. Sun 8/23 Drizzle 36% 102° · 70°
  7. Mon 8/24 Drizzle 42% 78° · 59°
  8. Tue 8/25 Sunny 43% 80° · 57°
  9. Wed 8/26 Cloudy 52% 83° · 60°

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.

Thursday, 8/13

Mostly Sunny, 96° / 76°

  1. Tomorrow95°73°
  2. Thu96°76°
  3. Fri95°73°
  4. Sat89°71°
  5. Sun92°74°
  6. Mon95°73°

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 71°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent88 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 73°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 73°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • PicnicTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 73°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
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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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  1. Sun, Aug 9±3°
    High94°93°+1°
    Low75°72°+3°
  2. Sat, Aug 8pending
    High91°——
    Low74°——
  3. Thu, Aug 6pending
    High89°——
    Low73°——
  4. Wed, Aug 5pending
    High86°——
    Low72°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Durham

Durham in August typically averages 83° highs and 67° lows, with about 14 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 89°); 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°18
Jul89°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)

This Afternoon
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 101. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. West wind 1 to 6 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly 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