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

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 103. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
 Tonight

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. 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 after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
T-storms

 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
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 70.
Mostly Clear

 Thursday

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
 Friday

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Hi 99 °F Lo 72 °F Hi 91 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 91 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 95 °F Lo 73 °F Hi 97 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 103. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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 72. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
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 70.
Thursday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Durham NC.