Roanoke Rapids, NC Weather Forecast
Halifax County, North Carolina
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Roanoke Rapids, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Roanoke Rapids, NC at a glance
Roanoke Rapids is home to about 14,669 people in Halifax County, across 9.9 square miles. It ranks 71st by population of 230 places in North Carolina with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Emporia, 18 miles away.
- County
- Halifax County
- Population
- 14,669 2023 est.
- Land area
- 9.9 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,480
- Forecast point
- 36.4460°N, 77.6486°W
How well can the network see Roanoke Rapids?
The nearest Doppler radar is KAKQ (Norfolk/Richmond, VA), to the NE. Its lowest scan passes about 3,700 ft above Roanoke Rapids. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KIXA (Halifax/Northampton Rgnl). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Roanoke Rapids
- Emporia, VA18 mi
- Red Oak, NC30 mi
- South Hill, VA33 mi
- Rocky Mount, NC34 mi
- Nashville, NC37 mi
- Tarboro, NC38 mi
- Ahoskie, NC38 mi
- Franklin, VA43 mi
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