National Weather Service Forecast for: Raleigh, NC
Issued by: National Weather Service Raleigh, NC
Updated: Sun, 16-Aug-2026 10:13am EDT

Raleigh
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Friday

Friday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And T-Storms
 
Hi 92 °F Hi 98 °F Hi 94 °F Hi 94 °F Hi 96 °F Hi 89 °F Hi 87 °F  
 
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Showers And T-Storms Likely
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
 
Lo 76 °F Lo 75 °F Lo 73 °F Lo 74 °F Lo 73 °F Lo 70 °F Lo 70 °F  

Heat Advisory issued August 16 at 11:03AM EDT until August 16 at 8:00PM EDT
 

This Afternoon
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 103. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 104. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Heat index values as high as 103. Northwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 94. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
A slight chance of rain showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
 
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 94.
Wednesday Night
 
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Thursday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
 
A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Raleigh, NC.
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