National Weather Service Forecast for: 3 Miles SSE Raleigh NC
Issued by: National Weather Service Raleigh, NC
Updated: 2:27 am EDT Aug 20, 2026
 
Today

Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny 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%.
Mostly Sunny
then Isolated
T-storms
 Tonight

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
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 east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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. Low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
T-storms then
Showers

 Saturday

Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 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 71. 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Mostly Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Mostly Clear

 Monday

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunny
Hi 97 °F Lo 73 °F Hi 90 °F Lo 71 °F Hi 87 °F Lo 71 °F Hi 90 °F Lo 69 °F Hi 87 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Heat Advisory
 

Today
 
 Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny 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. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
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 east around 5 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. Low around 71. 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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 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 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 87.
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 69. 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 3 Miles SSE Raleigh NC.