Observed 2:52 AM EDT at KCLT

Belmont, NC weather

Clear and 53°12°.

Forecasts agree

Now 53°12°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the northeast. 610–10 mph16 km/h through 3 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (52°11° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

Low 47°8° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° today by noon
High 67°19° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 48°9° · Clear
This morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 67°19° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 2 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	99%	7%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	99%	12%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	97%	15%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	97%	15%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	19%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	84%	21%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	71%	12%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	62%	17%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	55%	12%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	52%	11%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	4%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	49%	4%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	5%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	2%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	73%	6%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	3%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	85%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	88%	13%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	91%	13%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	13%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	95%	7%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	98%	5%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	38°3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	97%	43%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	79%	49%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	69%	55%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	63%	32%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	57%	22%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	54%	25%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	51%	35%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	36%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	34%	2
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	52%	27%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	15%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	7%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	84%	13%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	8%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	92%	11%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	95%	10%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	98%	7%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	10%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 67. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 42°6°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 41°5°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Sunny. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 60°16°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 42°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 41°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 68–78°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GSP) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

SF Catawba River below George Poston Park, 1 N Lowell

5.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 265 cfs

Forecast peak 2.2 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Paw Creek at Wilkinson Blvd

4.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Beaverdam Creek above Windy Gap Rd

4.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Long Creek at Rhyne NC

6.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 36 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 62% less heating than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 52

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 11
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Charlotte Douglas Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1878–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−1°SatOct 17
−7°−4°SunOct 18
−6°−3°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Belmont weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 6:03–6:53 PM; Morning 7:22–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:53–7:03 PM; Morning 7:12–7:22 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 3:38–7:12 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:53 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:33 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Belmont. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 79 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Belmont, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

SF Catawba River below George Poston Park, 1 N Lowell

Paw Creek at Wilkinson Blvd

Beaverdam Creek above Windy Gap Rd

Long Creek at Rhyne NC

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Good

Moon