National Weather Service Forecast for: Burlington NC
Issued by: National Weather Service Raleigh, NC
Updated: 4:31 am EDT Jun 22, 2026
 
Today

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 102. Light south wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunny then
T-storms
Likely
 Tonight

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
T-storms
Likely then
Slight Chance
T-storms
 Tuesday

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
T-storms

 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Partly Cloudy

 Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind.
Sunny

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Mostly Clear

 Thursday

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Mostly Sunny

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Partly Cloudy

 Friday

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Hi 97 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 89 °F Lo 63 °F Hi 90 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 93 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 95 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 102. Light south wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Thursday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Friday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 95. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Burlington NC.