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

Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunny then
Isolated
T-storms
Tonight

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then scattered showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.  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, mainly after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Scattered
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  Low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Heavy Rain

Saturday

Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. 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
Slight Chance
Showers
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunny

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

Monday

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunny

Hi 97 °F Lo 73 °F Hi 90 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 87 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 90 °F Lo 68 °F Hi 88 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Heat Advisory
 

Today
 
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday
 
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. 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 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. 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 90.
Sunday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Monday
 
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Monday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Tuesday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Cary NC.