Weather at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)

Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina KRDU #34 US airport by passengers

Official aviation observations and forecasts for RDU.

FAA status
No delays reported Updated 10 min ago
Weather now
VFR 53°F Observed 1 h ago
Late departures
22.9%May 2026 to July 2026
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Current conditions at RDU

VFR

53°F12°C

Good visibility and high cloud base. Normal operations are typical.

Wind
010° 5 mph
Visibility
10+ mi
Clouds
BKN 12,000 ft
Ceiling
12,000 ft
Pressure
30.43 inHg

METARMETAR KRDU 021051Z 01004KT 10SM BKN120 12/08 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP304 T01170078 $

TAFTAF KRDU 020520Z 0206/0306 06004KT P6SM BKN110 FM021800 06005KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250

Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center. Observed 1 h ago.

Forecast for the RDU area

This Afternoon72°F
Partly Sunny
7 mph NE · 0% rain
Tonight55°F
Mostly Cloudy
2 to 6 mph NE · 3% rain
Thursday75°F
Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny
3 mph N · 4% rain
Thursday Night52°F
Mostly Clear
2 mph N · 0% rain
Friday79°F
Sunny
2 mph NW · 0% rain
Friday Night53°F
Partly Cloudy
0 to 6 mph NE · 0% rain
Saturday70°F
Partly Sunny
7 mph NE · 0% rain
Saturday Night50°F
Mostly Cloudy
2 to 6 mph E · 1% rain

Source: National Weather Service. Updated 4 d ago.

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurface
05L/23R10,000 ft150 ftCON
05R/23L7,500 ft150 ftASP
14/323,570 ft100 ftASP

Source: OurAirports (public domain). Runway data can lag behind construction closures.

Air traffic frequencies

ServiceDescriptionMHz
ATISATIS123.800
CLDCLNC DEL120.100
GNDGND121.700
TWRTWR119.300
APPAPP124.800
DEPDEP125.300