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Weather in Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina

Current Conditions (Friday, March 14, 2025 at 14:50 America/New_York time)

Temperature: 59°F (15°C)
Skies: clear
Humidity: 62%
Wind: From the SE at 3 mph (5 km/h)
Pressure: 1018
Dew Point: 46°F (8°C)

Forecast Overview

Sat Mar 15
77°F 52°F
25°C 11°C
Partly cloudy skies.

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Sun Mar 16
75°F 59°F
24°C 15°C
Chance of heavy rain in the afternoon.

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Mon Mar 17
61°F 46°F
16°C 8°C
Partly cloudy skies.

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Tue Mar 18
68°F 39°F
20°C 4°C
Sunny skies.

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Wed Mar 19
72°F 46°F
22°C 8°C
Mostly cloudy skies.

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Thu Mar 20
61°F 41°F
16°C 5°C
More clouds than sun.

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Fri Mar 21
59°F 39°F
15°C 4°C
Mostly sunny, with a few passing clouds.

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Sat Mar 22
63°F 45°F
17°C 7°C
Chance of light rain after 5 pm.

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Sun Mar 23
59°F 41°F
15°C 5°C
Mostly sunny.

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Detailed Forecast

Friday, March 14

sunrise: 07:30 sunset: 19:22

Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 7 mph (12 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
14:00 17:00		Overcast.	69°F (21°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	48%	0.179%
17:00 20:00		Overcast.	61°F (16°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	67%	0.179%
20:00 23:00		Times of clear skies and clouds.	57°F (14°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	79%	0.179%

Saturday, March 15

sunrise: 07:28 sunset: 19:22

Low around 51°F (11°C), high around 78°F (25°C).
Estimated precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).
Partly cloudy skies.
Wind: 16 mph (26 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
23:00 02:00		Clear.	53°F (12°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	97%	0.179%
02:00 05:00		Partly cloudy.	52°F (11°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	99%	0.18%
05:00 08:00		Times of sun and clouds.	52°F (11°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	98%	0.181%
08:00 11:00		Times of sun and clouds.	67°F (20°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	69%	0.181%
11:00 14:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	76°F (25°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	46%	0.178%
14:00 17:00		Overcast.	76°F (24°C)	15 mph (24 km/h)	46%	0.176%
17:00 20:00		Partly cloudy.	67°F (19°C)	16 mph (26 km/h)	73%	0.175%
20:00 23:00		Overcast.	65°F (18°C)	16 mph (25 km/h)	82%	0.175%

Sunday, March 16

sunrise: 07:27 sunset: 19:23

Low around 58°F (15°C), high around 75°F (24°C).
Chance of heavy rain during the afternoon (between 11 am and 5 pm). Estimated precipitation: 1.31 in (33.375 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 28 mph (45 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
23:00 02:00		Overcast.	65°F (18°C)	18 mph (29 km/h)	82%	0.175%
02:00 05:00		Overcast.	67°F (19°C)	19 mph (31 km/h)	81%	0.175%
05:00 08:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	68°F (20°C)	21 mph (33 km/h)	81%	0.175%
08:00 11:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	70°F (21°C)	23 mph (38 km/h)	77%	0.175%
11:00 14:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.1 in (2.625 mm).	73°F (23°C)	28 mph (45 km/h)	76%	0.189%
14:00 17:00		Chance of heavy rain. Precipitation: 1.2 in (30.375 mm).	61°F (16°C)	16 mph (26 km/h)	87%	0.327%
17:00 20:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.25 mm).	61°F (16°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	92%	0.291%
20:00 23:00		Overcast.	58°F (15°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	97%	0.28%

Monday, March 17

sunrise: 07:26 sunset: 19:24

Low around 47°F (8°C), high around 61°F (16°C).
Partly cloudy skies.
Wind: 15 mph (24 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
23:00 02:00		Clear.	56°F (13°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	94%	0.273%
02:00 05:00		Times of clear skies and clouds.	52°F (11°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	91%	0.268%
05:00 08:00		Overcast.	52°F (11°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	88%	0.265%
08:00 11:00		Considerable cloudiness.	54°F (12°C)	15 mph (24 km/h)	67%	0.26%
11:00 14:00		Overcast.	56°F (13°C)	14 mph (22 km/h)	55%	0.254%
14:00 17:00		Overcast.	58°F (15°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	53%	0.251%
17:00 20:00		Clear.	51°F (11°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	62%	0.249%
20:00 23:00		Clear.	47°F (8°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	59%	0.248%

Tuesday, March 18

sunrise: 07:24 sunset: 19:25

Low around 39°F (4°C), high around 67°F (20°C).
Sunny skies.
Wind: 7 mph (11 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
23:00 02:00		Clear.	42°F (6°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	73%	0.246%
02:00 05:00		Clear.	39°F (4°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	76%	0.246%
05:00 08:00		Sunny.	40°F (4°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	69%	0.245%
08:00 11:00		Sunny.	56°F (13°C)	2 mph (4 km/h)	41%	0.243%
11:00 14:00		Sunny.	66°F (19°C)	1 mph (2 km/h)	29%	0.239%
14:00 17:00		Sunny.	67°F (19°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	29%	0.235%
17:00 20:00		Clear.	57°F (14°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	43%	0.235%
20:00 23:00		Clear.	53°F (12°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	48%	0.234%

Wednesday, March 19

sunrise: 07:23 sunset: 19:26

Low around 47°F (8°C), high around 72°F (22°C).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 10 mph (16 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
23:00 02:00		Clear.	51°F (11°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	55%	0.234%
02:00 05:00		Clear.	49°F (9°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	61%	0.234%
05:00 08:00		Overcast.	49°F (9°C)	2 mph (3 km/h)	67%	0.235%
08:00 11:00		Sunny.	61°F (16°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	48%	0.233%
11:00 14:00		Overcast.	71°F (21°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	36%	0.229%
14:00 17:00		Overcast.	72°F (22°C)	10 mph (15 km/h)	35%	0.224%
17:00 20:00		Overcast.	61°F (16°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	57%	0.224%
20:00 23:00		Overcast.	60°F (15°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	56%	0.224%

Thursday, March 20

sunrise: 07:21 sunset: 19:27

Low around 41°F (5°C), high around 61°F (16°C).
More clouds than sun.
Wind: 18 mph (30 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
23:00 02:00		Overcast.	58°F (15°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	58%	0.223%
02:00 05:00		Partly cloudy.	57°F (14°C)	14 mph (22 km/h)	51%	0.222%
05:00 08:00		Overcast.	56°F (13°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	65%	0.221%
08:00 11:00		Overcast.	52°F (11°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	70%	0.221%
11:00 14:00		More sun than clouds.	51°F (11°C)	13 mph (20 km/h)	45%	0.219%
14:00 17:00		Mostly sunny.	54°F (12°C)	18 mph (30 km/h)	37%	0.215%
17:00 20:00		Clear.	46°F (8°C)	12 mph (20 km/h)	44%	0.214%
20:00 23:00		Clear.	41°F (5°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	52%	0.214%

Friday, March 21

sunrise: 07:20 sunset: 19:28

Low around 40°F (4°C), high around 58°F (15°C).
Mostly sunny, with a few passing clouds.
Wind: 15 mph (25 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
23:00 02:00		Clear.	40°F (4°C)	10 mph (17 km/h)	55%	0.213%
02:00 05:00		Clear.	41°F (5°C)	15 mph (24 km/h)	52%	0.213%
05:00 08:00		Sunny.	41°F (5°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	60%	0.212%
08:00 11:00		Sunny.	47°F (8°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	35%	0.211%
11:00 14:00		Sunny.	54°F (12°C)	15 mph (25 km/h)	27%	0.207%
14:00 17:00		Sunny.	58°F (14°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	31%	0.204%
17:00 20:00		Times of clear skies and clouds.	50°F (10°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	54%	0.203%
20:00 23:00		Overcast.	46°F (8°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	60%	0.204%

Saturday, March 22

sunrise: 07:19 sunset: 19:28

Low around 45°F (7°C), high around 62°F (17°C).
Chance of light rain in the evening (between 5 pm and 8 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.03 in (0.875 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 16 mph (26 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
23:00 02:00		Overcast.	47°F (9°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	58%	0.204%
02:00 05:00		Overcast.	46°F (8°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	69%	0.205%
05:00 08:00		Overcast.	47°F (8°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	72%	0.205%
08:00 11:00		Overcast.	56°F (14°C)	13 mph (20 km/h)	54%	0.205%
11:00 14:00		Overcast.	62°F (17°C)	16 mph (26 km/h)	37%	0.202%
14:00 17:00		Overcast.	59°F (15°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	47%	0.2%
17:00 20:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.375 mm).	49°F (9°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	84%	0.201%
20:00 23:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.02 in (0.5 mm).	48°F (9°C)	2 mph (4 km/h)	87%	0.205%

Sunday, March 23

sunrise: 07:17 sunset: 19:29

Low around 41°F (5°C), high around 60°F (15°C).
Mostly sunny.
Wind: 13 mph (21 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
23:00 02:00		Clear.	45°F (7°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	93%	0.205%
02:00 05:00		Overcast.	46°F (8°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	87%	0.206%
05:00 08:00		Sunny.	41°F (5°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	71%	0.206%
08:00 11:00		Sunny.	49°F (9°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	47%	0.205%
11:00 14:00		Sunny.	56°F (13°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	24%	0.201%
14:00 17:00		Sunny.	60°F (15°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	24%	0.198%
17:00 20:00		Clear.	49°F (10°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	48%	0.198%
20:00 23:00		Clear.	45°F (7°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	58%	0.198%

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Weather Station: Sanford, Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport (latitude 35-34-57N, longitude 079-06-05W)

Local Time:

Sanford, Lee County is in the "America/New_York" timezone.

The "America/New_York" timezone uses a Standard Time (ST) / Daylight Saving Time (DST) alternation scheme, and it currently is in DST (since Sunday, 9 March 2025, 03:00 AM local time). During DST, the timezone abbreviation is EDT and the offset to Universal Time (UTC, GMT or Zulu) is -4:00 hours.

Sanford, Lee County will exit DST (returning to standard time) on Sunday, 2 November 2025, at 02:00 AM local time, when clocks will be turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, 2 November 2025, 01:00 AM local standard time. During ST, the timezone abbreviation is EST and the offset to UTC will be -5:00 hours.