Rocky Mount, North Carolina
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Almanac
Average High: 64°
Average Low: 41°
Record high/year: 86° (1968)
Record low/year: 24° (1965)
Sunrise: 7:13 AM
Sunset: 7:23 PM
Detailed History
Sun and Moon
Sunrise: 07:13 AM (EDT)
Moon Rise: 10:18 AM (EDT)
Sunset: 07:23 PM (EDT)
Moon Set: 12:29 AM (EDT)
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Next 12 Hours
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Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database
5-Day Forecast
Hi 72°
Lo 56°
Partly Cloudy
Hi 67°
Lo 40°
T-storms
Hi 61°
Lo 41°
Partly Cloudy
Hi 70°
Lo 45°
Clear
Hi 70°
Lo 47°
Partly Cloudy
Forecast for Edgecombe
Today
Partly sunny. A slight chance of sprinkles this afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening...then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Monday
Mostly cloudy with showers likely with scattered thunderstorms in the morning...then partly sunny in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph...becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Much cooler with lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tuesday Night through Thursday
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Friday
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. Highs in the upper 60s.
Friday Night
Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 40s.
Saturday
Partly sunny. A chance of rain in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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Location: RAWS ROCKY MOUNT NC US, Rocky Mount, NC Updated: 9:16 AM EDT |
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| Temperature: 57 °F | Dew Point: 44 °F | Humidity: 61% | Wind: ENE at 2 mph | Pressure: 30.38 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Historical Graphs | |
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Location: City Lake, Rocky Mount, NC Updated: 9:37 AM EDT |
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| Temperature: 63.0 °F | Dew Point: 41 °F | Humidity: 44% | Wind: SSW at 6.3 mph | Pressure: 17.72 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Historical Graphs | |
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Location: Martineer, Rocky Mount, NC Updated: 9:37 AM EDT |
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| Temperature: 62.8 °F | Dew Point: 29 °F | Humidity: 28% | Wind: ENE at 2.7 mph | Pressure: 29.94 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Historical Graphs | |
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Location: Killebrew Radio, Tarboro, NC Updated: 9:37 AM EDT |
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| Temperature: 64.6 °F | Dew Point: 44 °F | Humidity: 47% | Wind: SSW at 2.0 mph | Pressure: 30.10 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Historical Graphs | |
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Location: Edgecombe-Martin County EMC, Tarboro, NC Updated: 9:37 AM EDT |
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| Temperature: 56.3 °F | Dew Point: 46 °F | Humidity: 68% | Wind: SSE at 3.0 mph | Pressure: 30.13 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Historical Graphs | |
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Location: HEMC - Enfield, Enfield, NC Updated: 9:33 AM EDT |
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| Temperature: 57.5 °F | Dew Point: 45 °F | Humidity: 63% | Wind: SSW at 2.0 mph | Pressure: 30.08 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Historical Graphs | |
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Location: Lake Royale, Louisburg, NC Updated: 9:37 AM EDT |
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| Temperature: 53.7 °F | Dew Point: 46 °F | Humidity: 74% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 30.13 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Historical Graphs | |
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NWS Forecaster Discussion
885 fxus62 krah 211049 afdrah Area forecast discussion National Weather Service Raleigh NC 650 am EDT sun Mar 21 2010 Synopsis... a low pressure system approaches from the southwest...moving into the central Appalachians overnight. A cold front sweeps through the region late tonight and Monday morning. Upper level low pressure remains near the region through Tuesday morning. && Near term /through tonight/... as of 300 am Sunday... Infrared satellite imagery shows an area of showers and isolated thunderstorms extending some cool cloud tops ahead of it to the northeast toward the Carolinas. Some of the clouds are thinning and warming as they approach central North Carolina...and this makes sense given the dry air aloft over the region on the 00z regional upper-air analysis...and the dry kgso 00z sounding. During the day... both the NAM and the GFS provide for weak lift with a weakening middle-level wave associated with the complex upstream as it moves toward central North Carolina. While the GFS may be suffering from a little convective feedback as it forecasts a 65kt 500mb jetlet moving through central North Carolina this afternoon...anticipate some weak lift and at least middle-level moistening as the remnants of the complex continue to move toward the area in the southwest flow aloft. The primary weather factor for central North Carolina will be an increase in high- and middle-level clouds...although a sprinkle or an isolated shower/patchy area of rain could occur...with the best threat of anything measurable...likely under 0.05 inch...from The Triad toward kfay and kctz after 18z - 20z. With dry air in place...it will be difficult to get anything measurable in the northeast. Highs today may actually be warmest in the northeast where filtered sun is expected longest. The NAM is most aggressive with deep moisture increase into central North Carolina tonight...while the GFS forecasts strong subsidence behind the modest shortwave moving through central North Carolina this afternoon...and only marginal return of moisture overnight. Given the GFS forecast of 35-45kt Atlantic-based inflow into central North Carolina between 06z and 12z...and a pronounced increase in the 850mb Theta-E on the GFS during the same time period...think the GFS forecast for quantitative precipitation forecast and pop may be low overnight. In deference to the GFS...anticipating a large part of the evening either dry or with just a small chance of showers...reduced overall average quantitative precipitation forecast to a quarter- to a half-inch for central North Carolina. Primary period of at least numerous showers expected to be from roughly 06z to 12z...spreading southwest-to-northeast during that time...ahead of a cold front that sweeps across central North Carolina through Monday morning. While bufr soundings show limited potential for thunder... enough elevated instability should exist overnight with MUCAPE in the lowest km to around 500j/kg to support at least scattered thunder overnight. The better potential for thunder may actually occur late at night east as any band of showers approaches a combination of better instability and deeper moisture late. Severe weather potential should be limited by difficulties achieving surface-based instability during the late night hours. && Short term /Monday through Tuesday/... as of 300 am Sunday... During the morning Monday...rapid drying takes place from the southwest...although lingering...numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms should be ongoing around sunrise toward krwi and kixa. Will have to be watchful for isolated...strong thunderstorms around sunrise in that area as diurnal temperatures start to warm...and lifted indices fall to near -3c early in the day. K indices plunge to negative values throughout central North Carolina in strong subsidence and rapidly falling 850mb Theta-E air by 18z. Winds will turn to the southwest with a few gusts into the middle-to-upper 20s kts possible...highest toward The Triad...in ample mixing and in a tight gradient with the surface low just north of the area in Virginia. While bufr soundings show little potential for any shower redevelopment central and east through 00z Tuesday due to deep...dry air...between 21z Monday and 00z Tuesday bufr soundings from both the NAM and the GFS toward The Triad support the potential for low-topped...isolated-to-scattered showers as temperatures aloft cool with the approach of the upper low. Temperatures should be able to recover modestly from morning lows...with highs in the lower to middle 60s west...and upper 60s in the coastal plain. Monday night through tuesday: middle/upper low is prognosticated to track east-northeast Ward across the area... near the NC/Virginia border on Monday night/Tuesday morning. As the middle/upper low tracks across the region middle level lapse rates (h85-5) steepen and 500 mb temperatures drop to as low as -30 degree celsius. This decreasing stability in conjunction with dynamic forcing for ascent ahead of the upper low... and an associated low level trough/convergence axis... still warrants a slight chance of showers overnight. Partial thickness values still fall in the indeterminate category... which is typical of steep lapse rate environments with above freezing low levels. However... given we are not expecting any moderate to heavy precipitation (which would be necessary to get a few wet flakes to mix in)... will keep precipitation in the form of liquid. Overnight lows look to be in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Any remaining light showers will end on Tuesday morning before noon across the north... as the middle/upper low lifts off to the northeast. However... there should be enough lingering low level moisture wrapping around the departing system in the cyclonic flow aloft to create at least scattered to broken stratocumulus. Afternoon high temperatures look to generally be in the lower to middle 60s... as low level thickness values begin to rebound late in the days as heights aloft increase. && Long term /Tuesday night through Saturday/... as of 300 am Sunday... Tuesday night and wednesday: medium range portion of the forecast looks to start off dry with afternoon high temperatures returning to back above normal levels on Wednesday as middle level ridging builds across the area... while surface high pressure settles across the southeastern U.S. This will yield dry and mostly clear/sunny conditions for Wednesday. Morning low are expected to be in the upper 30 to lower 40s. With low level thickness values increasing into the 1360s Wednesday afternoon... expect highs will top out generally in the lower 70s across the area. Wednesday night through Thursday night: a weakening backdoor cold front is prognosticated to drop into the area on Wednesday night/Thursday morning as a northern stream trough aloft helps to flatten the ridge aloft over the region. However... other than possibly an increase in cloud cover expect we will see little impact with this feature. Lows Thursday morning look to be generally in the middle to upper 40s. Low level flow will quickly shift back around to southerly on Thursday afternoon as the next system approaches the area from the west. Thus... with partly sunny skies expect high temperatures to climb into the upper 60s to lower 70s. Middle and high level cloud cover will thicken on Thursday night/Friday morning as the next shortwave approaches from the west. This should help to keep overnight lows up a bit. Thus... expect lows will at least be in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Friday through saturday: next trough aloft and attendant frontal system moves into the area on Friday... bring chances of rain back to the forecast. Given we are still six days out in the forecast chance probability of precipitation look good during the day on Friday... with lingering slight chance probability of precipitation on Friday night. Much cooler air will build into the area on Saturday... as cool high pressure from the north builds into the area. Thus... expect highs on Friday to be in the middle to upper 60s... with highs on Saturday ranging from the upper 50s across the north to middle 60s across the south. Lows Saturday morning are expected to range from the lower 40s across the north to upper 40s across the south. && Aviation /12z Sunday through Thursday/... as of 650 am Sunday... VFR conditions are expected through today...with gradually deteriorating conditions tonight...especially after midnight. Surface winds will gradually back...and as the gradient increases with approaching low pressure...wind speeds will increase most noticeably just off of the surface. While conditions will be marginal for low level wind shear between 06z and 12z Monday...aviation interests should be prepared for southeast winds around 2000ft at 30-35kt by 06z...and as high as 50kt approaching 3000ft by 09z. Ceilings should begin to fall at least to MVFR at kgso...kint...and kfay near and beyond 02z...with numerous areas of IFR ceilings throughout central North Carolina developing between 06z and 09z. While isolated sprinkles or showers are possible this afternoon and this evening...the greatest threat for more numerous showers should be after midnight tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are possible as well. With considerable drying expected behind a cold front that sweeps through central North Carolina Monday morning...numerous areas of IFR ceilings return to VFR conditions...though expect a gusty southwest-to-west wind 15-25kt. Isolated instability showers are possible toward kint and kgso late Monday afternoon in colder air aloft as the upper low approaches. Aside from a slight chance of showers continuing Monday night into Tuesday morning...VFR conditions then continue through Thursday. && Rah watches/warnings/advisories... none. && $$ Synopsis...djf near term...djf short term...djf/bsd long term...bsd aviation...djf