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

Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 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 72. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers
Likely

 Friday

Friday: Scattered showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Scattered
Showers then
T-storms
Likely
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 69. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Heavy Rain
then Showers

 Saturday

Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Light southwest wind. 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 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. 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 90.
Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Mostly Clear

 Monday

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunny
Hi 98 °F Lo 72 °F Hi 92 °F Lo 69 °F Hi 88 °F Lo 68 °F Hi 90 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 88 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Heat Advisory
 

Today
 
 Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 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 72. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
 
 Scattered showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 69. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
 
 A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Light southwest wind. 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 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. 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 66.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 88.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Tuesday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Sanford NC.