Observed 6:15 AM EDT at KJQF

Concord, NC weather

Clear and 41°5°.

Forecasts agree

Now 41°5°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 9 mph14 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable · up to 46°8° by 7 PM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air today: 42Good; EPA forecast · PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (41°5° then, 41°5° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 69°21° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 5 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
Fri 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	2%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	4%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	73%	0%	0
Fri 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	58%	0%	1
Fri 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	50%	0%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	45%	0%	4
Fri 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	0%	5
Fri 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	41%	0%	5
Fri 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	40%	2%	4
Fri 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	40%	3%	2
Fri 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	40%	5%	1
Fri 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	5%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	5%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	5%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	4%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	1%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	97%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	99%	14%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	99%	15%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	17%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	86%	15%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	72%	13%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	13%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	52%	8%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	6%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	2%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	2%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	45%	2%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	2%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	97%	8%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	2%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  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 69. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 72°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 41°5°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 40°4°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Clear, with a low around 40.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  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, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–74°23°
Low, likely
34°1°–46°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  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
66°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 69°21° / 41°5°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
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
64°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–64°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 42°, cooling off.
Sunday
Dry, high 69°, low 41°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–75°.

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.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 60% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 54

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 37°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

CONCORD · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1891–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

+9°+5°SatOct 17
−12°−7°SunOct 18
−11°−6°MonOct 19
−9°−5°TueOct 20
−4°−2°WedOct 21
−4°−2°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 15 min less
Golden hour: 6:02–6:53 PM; Morning 7:19–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:53–7:03 PM; Morning 7:10–7:19 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:47 AM · rises 5:04 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Concord. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,000 ft, 23 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.