Raleigh Weather
74°
Partly cloudy
Feels like 74°
Perfect
Outdoor comfort right now
It is 74°F and partly cloudy in Raleigh. Light rain moves in around 6am, clearing by 7am. Temperatures climb about 6°F over the next six hours. Tomorrow: heavy rain, high 68°F, 10 degrees cooler than today.
- Pressure steady slowly 30.04 inHg
- 48h+ since rain
- Wind 1 mph NE
- Humidity 86%
- Cloud 41%
- UV peak 4
- Rain chance 56%
Next 48 hours
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Now
0
6am
12%
4
7am
9%
5
8am
12%
6
9am
20%
8
10am
16%
8
11am
17%
8
12pm
20%
8
1pm
27%
9
2pm
24%
9
3pm
29%
10
4pm
39%
11
5pm
47%
11
6pm
45%
10
7pm
56%
10
8pm
50%
10
9pm
43%
10
10pm
37%
9
11pm
40%
9
12am
Sun
45%
8
1am
59%
8
2am
47%
7
3am
47%
7
4am
44%
7
5am
45%
6
6am
50%
6
7am
67%
6
8am
47%
6
9am
42%
6
10am
38%
6
11am
38%
5
12pm
44%
5
1pm
64%
6
2pm
48%
6
3pm
57%
6
4pm
76%
5
5pm
43%
5
6pm
77%
5
7pm
81%
4
8pm
51%
4
9pm
29%
4
10pm
29%
3
11pm
29%
3
12am
Mon
55%
3
1am
55%
3
2am
58%
2
3am
46%
2
4am
46%
3
Conditions in detail
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Feels like
74°
About what it looks like
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Dew point
67°
Noticeably humid
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Wind
1 mph
Gusting 2 mph from NE
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Pressure
30.06 inHg
Steady slowly
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Visibility
9.3 mi
Clear
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UV index
0
Peaks at 4 today
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Cloud cover
41%
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Precipitation today
0.10"
Over about 6h
Air quality
US AQI
46
Good
- PM2.5 8 µg/m³
- PM10 9 µg/m³
- Ozone 33 µg/m³
- NO₂ 10 µg/m³
Next 14 days
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Best time to…
Scored hour by hour across the next two days.
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Golden-hour photos
100Sat 8am–8am
Scattered cloud catches the light
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Patio or BBQ
92Sat 5am–6pm
Warm, dry, and not too breezy
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Ride a bike
90Sat 5am–4pm
Wind matters more than temperature
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Walk the dog
86Sat 5am–4am
Mild, no downpours, no ice
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Garden work
86Sun 5pm–4am
Mild and dry, sun optional
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Stargazing
80Sat 5am–5am
Clear, dark and calm
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Line-dry laundry
67Sat 10am–3pm
Dry air plus a working breeze
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Go for a run
58Sun 9am–9am
Cool, calm and dry
Sun & moon
Sunrise
7:11 am
Sunset
6:55 pm
- Day length11h 44m
- Golden hour6:00 pm–6:55 pm
Last quarter
54% illuminated
Full moon in 23 days
Stargazing tonight
Decent · 58/100
Clearest around 5am at 18% cloud.
Almanac
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Raleigh weather questions, answered
- Will it rain in Raleigh today?
- It is dry now. Rain is most likely around 6am, easing by 7am. The day peaks at a 56% chance.
- How warm does it get in Raleigh today?
- Raleigh reaches a high of 78°F and drops to 64°F overnight. Right now it is 74°F and feels like 74°F.
- What is the best time to be outside in Raleigh today?
- 8am looks like the pick — 70°F, light rain, wind 6 mph. Outdoor comfort scores 95 out of 100 (perfect).
- What is the weather in Raleigh tomorrow?
- Heavy rain, with a high of 68°F and a low of 63°F — +10.1° cooler than today. Chance of precipitation peaks at 81%.
- What time is sunrise and sunset in Raleigh?
- The sun rises at 7:11 am and sets at 6:55 pm, giving 11h 44m of daylight.
About this Raleigh forecast
Updated 2026-10-03 10:14 UTC, and refreshed automatically every few minutes. Forecast data is provided by Visual Crossing; radar frames from RainViewer; the 20-year normals and records from the ERA5 reanalysis archive. No national weather service publishes point alerts here, so only computed watches are shown.
Watches labelled computed are worked out on this site from forecast thresholds and are not official warnings — always defer to your national weather service. Need help reading a number? See the sourced weather guide.
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