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Rocky Mount weather in numbers
measured normals and 10 years of recorded weather
Rocky Mount swings 55°F across the year, from 88°F highs in July to 33°F lows in January, and August is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 46 in of precipitation. Over 10 years of recorded weather it averages 158 days a year at 77°F or above, 72 of them at 86°F or above, 37 frost nights, and rain on 123 days.
Warmest month
July
88°F average high
Coldest month
January
33°F average low
Wettest month
August
46 in a year
Comfortable
4 months
March, April, May and October
Residents
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European
98/100 CheckWeather Score
Warm days
158 days
a year at 77°F or above
Frost nights
37 nights
a year below 32°F
Rain days
123 days
a year with 0.04 in or more
Day counts are from the ERA5 reanalysis for Rocky Mount’s grid square, 2016 to 2025, counted the same way for every city so the numbers compare. A reanalysis square is an area, not a weather station, so it is good for counting days and not for a single day’s record.
The weather map: all three models at once
NWS, American, European side by side around Rocky Mount and nearby towns.Live rain radar →
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Rocky Mount hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three models
Rain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by side
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Rocky Mount 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they split
Today
Cloudy
68°48°
models agree
Tomorrow
Cloudy
70°50°
models agree
Mon
Clear
69°45°
models agree
Tue
Clear
72°46°
models agree
Wed
Cloudy
69°50°
models agree
Thu
Cloudy
71°51°
models agree
Fri
Mostly clear
75°50°
models agree
Sat
Partly cloudy
73°52°
±5°
Sun
Light drizzle
72°51°
±4°
Mon
Drizzle
68°56°
±18°
Tue
Drizzle
67°52°
models agree
Wed
Cloudy
65°49°
±9°
Thu
Cloudy
71°45°
models agree
Rocky Mount, North Carolina (NC) is at its warmest in Jul (average highs near 88°F) and coldest in Jan (lows around 33°F), with roughly 46 in of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what NWS, American, European forecast for Rocky Mount right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)
Jan
51°
33°
Feb
53°
35°
Mar
60°
40°
Apr
71°
50°
May
77°
58°
Jun
85°
65°
Jul
88°
71°
Aug
86°
69°
Sep
80°
63°
Oct
72°
52°
Nov
60°
42°
Dec
54°
35°
Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.
How Rocky Mount's weather has changed since 1995
30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as change
+2.2°F
Around Rocky Mount, 2015-2024 averaged 2.2°F warmer than 1995-2004. 7 of the 10 warmest years since 1995 fall in the last ten, and the warmest was 2019.
1995each stripe is one year2024
cooler than averagearound averagewarmer than average
Days above 95°F
1 more day a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Frost nights
14 fewer nights a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004, below 32°F
Average wind
−2%
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.
See the numbers year by year
Year
Temp vs average
Days >95°F vs avg
Frost nights vs avg
Wind vs avg
1995
−1.8°F
−7
+16
−3%
1996
−2.9°F
−12
+21
+5%
1997
−1.8°F
−1
−3
−1%
1998
+0.7°F
−1
−14
−1%
1999
−0.4°F
+21
−4
+5%
2000
−2.4°F
−10
+16
+2%
2001
−0.2°F
−9
−1
−3%
2002
+0.9°F
+24
+6
+2%
2003
−1.8°F
−13
+12
+2%
2004
−0.9°F
−12
+15
−1%
2005
−0.2°F
+6
+10
+2%
2006
±0.0°F
−7
−14
−1%
2007
+1.4°F
+13
−1
−1%
2008
+0.3°F
+4
−2
+5%
2009
−0.4°F
−9
+5
+2%
2010
−0.7°F
+24
+26
−1%
2011
+0.7°F
+16
−3
−1%
2012
+0.9°F
+4
−22
−3%
2013
−1.3°F
−13
+10
+2%
2014
−1.8°F
−12
+20
−1%
2015
+0.9°F
+1
−3
−3%
2016
+0.2°F
−7
+1
−1%
2017
+1.2°F
−9
−10
+2%
2018
+0.7°F
−8
+1
+2%
2019
+2.0°F
+7
−14
−1%
2020
+1.2°F
−8
−15
+2%
2021
+0.5°F
−13
−6
−3%
2022
+1.4°F
+19
+5
−1%
2023
+2.0°F
+7
−27
−3%
2024
+1.8°F
+4
−15
−3%
Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Rocky Mount, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.
Which forecast is most accurate in Rocky Mount?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
Provider
CheckWeather-score
Temp
Wind
Rain
Run by
European ★ Best
98
/100rank #1
97±0.3°F
98±0.7 mph
100100% hit
ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
American
85
/100rank #2
85±1.5°F
96±1.4 mph
7687% hit
NOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA
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Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separately
Day
Temperature
Rain
Today
±2°68° to 69°
models agree0% to 0% chance
Tomorrow
±2°70° to 71°
models agree0% to 0% chance
Mon
±2°68° to 70°
models agree0% to 0% chance
Tue
±2°71° to 73°
models agree0% to 0% chance
Wed
±1°69° to 70°
±1%1% to 2% chance
The models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.
Sunrise and sunset in Rocky Mount
today, local time
Sunrise
07:26
Sunset
18:24
Daylight
10h 58m
Common questions
What's the weather in Rocky Mount today?
Saturday, October 24: NWS, the American and the European model agree on a high near 68° in Rocky Mount today. Tomorrow: cloudy, around 70°, with a 0% chance of rain. The forecast on this page refreshes live.
Will it rain in Rocky Mount today or tomorrow?
Rain looks unlikely in Rocky Mount on Sunday, October 25: no model gives more than 0% (NWS 0%, American 0%, European 0%). On Saturday, October 24 the highest chance of rain from any model is 0%. The hourly strip and the model-by-model rain panel above update live.
Which forecast is most accurate for Rocky Mount?
Over the last 30 days, the European model has been the most accurate for Rocky Mount (CheckWeather Score 98/100), ahead of the American at 85. We grade every model against the recorded weather. See the US accuracy scoreboard for the full method.
What is the warmest month in Rocky Mount?
July is typically the warmest month in Rocky Mount, with average highs around 88°F.
How cold does Rocky Mount get?
The coldest month in Rocky Mount is January, when overnight lows average about 33°F.
How much rain does Rocky Mount get?
Rocky Mount sees roughly 46 in of precipitation a year, with August usually the wettest month.
Is Rocky Mount getting warmer?
Yes. In NASA's reanalysis for the area around Rocky Mount, 2015-2024 averaged 2.2°F warmer than 1995-2004.