National Weather Service Forecast for: Burlington NC
Issued by: National Weather Service Raleigh, NC
Updated: 2:27 am EDT Aug 20, 2026
 
Today

Today: Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 101. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunny

 Tonight

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers
Likely

 Friday

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Scattered
Showers then
Showers
Likely
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Showers

 Saturday

Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Slight Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
 Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Mostly Clear

 Monday

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunny
Hi 95 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 87 °F Lo 68 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 87 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 86 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
 Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 101. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
 
 A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 86.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Tuesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
 
 A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Burlington NC.