Observed 10:35 PM EDT at KIPJ

Cornelius, NC weather

Clear and 52°11°.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the north-northeast. 610–10 mph16 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 52Moderate; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow good
Pressure: 30.48 inHg1032 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 45°7° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
High 68°20° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Clear
Monday nightDown to 54°12° by 9 PM · 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 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	94%	5%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	30%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	100%	3%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	93%	36%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	81%	19%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	72%	22%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	15%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	60%	18%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	21%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	16%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	16%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	10%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	4%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	5%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	8%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	99%	7%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	99%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	97%	1%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	2%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	2%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	2%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	1%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	1%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	41%	1%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	0%	2
Mon 6p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	50%	0%	1
Mon 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	62%	0%	0
Mon 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	76%	4%	0
Mon 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	85%	18%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°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, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 45. North wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–64°18°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  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
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 46°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 45°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 70–77°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

McDowell Creek near HUNTERSVILLE

4.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:25 PM · NWS gauge page

Torrence Creek near Huntersville

4.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft

Reading from Sat 9:40 PM · NWS gauge page

Catawba River at Lake Norman/Cowans Ford Dam

5.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 97.5 ft

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

West Branch Rocky River NC below mouth of South Prong River

5.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:35 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
Golden hour: 6:01–6:53 PM; Morning 7:21–8:12 AM
Blue hour: 6:53–7:03 PM; Morning 7:11–7:21 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 3–7:12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:32 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Cornelius. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,500 ft, 81 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cornelius, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

McDowell Creek near HUNTERSVILLE

Torrence Creek near Huntersville

Catawba River at Lake Norman/Cowans Ford Dam

West Branch Rocky River NC below mouth of South Prong River

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon