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

Today: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 103. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Hot

 Tonight

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 7 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 chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Partly Cloudy

 Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 91. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Sunny

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Mostly Clear

 Thursday

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Mostly Sunny

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
Showers

 Friday

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Hi 98 °F Lo 72 °F Hi 92 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 91 °F Lo 68 °F Hi 94 °F Lo 72 °F Hi 96 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
 Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 103. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 91. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Thursday Night
 
 A chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Clayton NC.