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Rocky Mount, VA

Right Now
48°
Clear
  • Humidity: 41%
  • Feels Like: 44°
  • Heat Index: 48°
  • Wind: 8 mph
  • Wind Chill: 44°
  • UV Index: 5 Moderate
  • Sunrise: 07:32:09 AM
  • Sunset: 07:26:21 PM
  • Dew Point: 26°
  • Visibility: 10 mi

Today

Partly cloudy. High 67F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Mainly clear. Low 39F. Winds light and variable.

Tomorrow

Cloudy skies early. A few showers developing later in the day. High 67F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

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7 AM
47°
9 mph
0%
7 AM
47°

Wind: WNW @ 9 mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 44%

Wind Chill: 42°

Heat Index: 47°

UV Index: 0 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 26°

8 AM
46°
9 mph
0%
8 AM
46°

Wind: WNW @ 9 mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 44%

Wind Chill: 42°

Heat Index: 46°

UV Index: 0 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 26°

9 AM
48°
9 mph
0%
9 AM
48°

Wind: WNW @ 9 mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 43%

Wind Chill: 44°

Heat Index: 48°

UV Index: 0 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 27°

10 AM
51°
9 mph
0%
10 AM
51°

Wind: NW @ 9 mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 39%

Wind Chill: 48°

Heat Index: 51°

UV Index: 1 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 27°

11 AM
54°
9 mph
0%
11 AM
54°

Wind: NW @ 9 mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 32%

Wind Chill: 52°

Heat Index: 54°

UV Index: 3 Moderate

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 25°

12 PM
57°
8 mph
0%
12 PM
57°

Wind: NW @ 8 mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 27%

Wind Chill: 56°

Heat Index: 57°

UV Index: 5 Moderate

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 24°

1 PM
60°
8 mph
0%
1 PM
60°

Wind: NW @ 8 mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 23%

Wind Chill: 60°

Heat Index: 60°

UV Index: 5 Moderate

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 23°

2 PM
63°
7 mph
0%
2 PM
63°

Wind: NW @ 7 mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 21%

Wind Chill: 63°

Heat Index: 63°

UV Index: 5 Moderate

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 23°

3 PM
65°
6 mph
0%
3 PM
65°

Wind: NW @ 6 mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 20%

Wind Chill: 65°

Heat Index: 65°

UV Index: 4 Moderate

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 23°

4 PM
66°
5 mph
0%
4 PM
66°

Wind: NW @ 5 mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 20%

Wind Chill: 66°

Heat Index: 66°

UV Index: 3 Moderate

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 23°

5 PM
66°
4 mph
0%
5 PM
66°

Wind: N @ 4 mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 21%

Wind Chill: 66°

Heat Index: 66°

UV Index: 2 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 24°

6 PM
65°
5 mph
0%
6 PM
65°

Wind: E @ 5 mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 23%

Wind Chill: 65°

Heat Index: 65°

UV Index: 0 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 26°

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Weather News

US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once

US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once

  • SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue said he expects extreme weather in all 50 states.

Eight backcountry skiers found dead, 1 still missing after California avalanche

Eight backcountry skiers found dead, 1 still missing after California avalanche

  • BROOKE HESS-HOMEIER, JULIE WATSON and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press

It is the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. since 1981, when 11 climbers were killed on Mount Rainier, Washington.

Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather

Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather

  • MARK SCOLFORO, TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press

Punxsutawney Phil is said to be predicting six more weeks of wintry weather after he saw his shadow Monday.

Northeast sees more snow from colossal winter storm, at least 13 deaths reported

Northeast sees more snow from colossal winter storm, at least 13 deaths reported

  • KATE BRUMBACK and JULIE WALKER Associated Press

The colossal storm halted air and road traffic in many areas and sent temperatures plunging.

Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island's strongest recorded storm

Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island's strongest recorded storm

  • DÁNICA COTO and JOHN MYERS JR. Associated Press

Hurricane Melissa is the strongest storm to hit Jamaica in recent history. It has already caused fatalities in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 

180 dramatic weather photos from the RTD archives

180 dramatic weather photos from the RTD archives

  • Paul Whelan

Scientists transplant crossbred corals to help save Miami's reefs from climate change

  • CODY JACKSON and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium and Tela Marine in Honduras is working together to transplant crossbred coral fragments onto a reef off Miami's coastline that was devastated by coral bleaching two years ago.

Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 70 as sheriff says 11 campers remain missing

Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 70 as sheriff says 11 campers remain missing

  • JIM VERTUNO and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press

The death toll from flash floods that raged through central Texas rose to 70 after searchers found more bodies.

How to stay cool in the heat wave hitting parts of the US — even without air conditioning

How to stay cool in the heat wave hitting parts of the US — even without air conditioning

  • CALEIGH WELLS and MELINA WALLING Associated Press

More than 40 million people in the U.S. were under heat alerts Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change

Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change

  • ISABELLA O'MALLEY Associated Press

Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states in early April and made those storms more likely to occur, according to a group of scientists.

Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches

Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches

  • SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

Meteorologists and former National Weather Service leaders say reducing vital weather balloon launches will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in.

At least 26 dead in massive US storm system after Kansas reports 8 fatalities

At least 26 dead in massive US storm system after Kansas reports 8 fatalities

  • BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI, JULIE WALKER and REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press

The most fatalities as of Saturday morning were in Missouri, authorities said, with at least 12 deaths.

Photos: Snow in Richmond

Photos: Snow in Richmond

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