Weather Alerts For Rocky Mount, NC

# HEADLINE -------------------- HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY HEAT ADVISORY TODAY HAS EXPIRED # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Heat index values up to 107 expected. WHERE The Piedmont of central North Carolina, as well as portions of the Sandhills and northern Coastal Plain. WHEN From noon to 8 PM EDT Friday. IMPACTS Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. ISSUED AT Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 8:10 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Raleigh NC HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check on relatives and neighbors. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Montgomery, Orange, Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Lee, Moore, Nash, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Stanly, Vance, Wake, Warren Including the cities of Graham, Franklinton, Cary, Greensboro, Kittrell, Lexington, Burlington, Southern Pines, Roanoke Rapids, Polkton, Pinehurst, Norlina, Albemarle, Scotland Neck, Asheboro, Archdale, Warrenton, Creedmoor, Durham, Spring Hope, Carrboro, Knightdale, Sanford, Siler City, Oxford, Enfield, Chapel Hill, High Point, Pittsboro, Winston-Salem, Apex, Carthage, Ellerbe, Nashville, Roxboro, Aberdeen, Rockingham, Mebane, Raleigh, Louisburg, Henderson, Rougemont, Thomasville, Troy, Wake Forest, Hillsborough, Wadesboro, and Rocky Mount