SF Catawba River below George Poston Park, 1 N Lowell
5.1 mi- Level
- 2.1 ft
- Flow
- 256 cfs
Forecast peak 2.2 ft Mon 2 PM
Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 4:35 PM EDT at KAKH
Dallas, NC weather
Sunny and 64°18°, jacket by 8 PM.
Today: low 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°), high 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°).
Now 64°18°
Sunny
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/hgusts 17 mph28 km/h
- From the north-northeast. 58–12 mph19 km/h through 4 AM
- Dew point
- 43°6°
- Comfortable
- UV tomorrow
- 5Moderate
- Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
- Air today
- 38Good
- EPA forecast · Ozone
- Pressure
- 30.4 inHg1029 hPa
- Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
6°3° cooler than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 64°18° now)
Good hours for
This afternoonNear 66°19° · Clear
TonightDown to 43°6° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Clear
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 47% | 1% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 47% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 52% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 64% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 77% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 48°9° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 86% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 47°8° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 91% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 96% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 100% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 100% | 11% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 100% | 11% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 100% | 9% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 9% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 100% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 100% | 11% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 100% | 13% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Mostly sunny | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 42°6° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 100% | 20% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Partly sunny | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 88% | 21% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 74% | 26% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 67% | 23% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Mostly sunny | 64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 61% | 25% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Mostly sunny | 67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 56% | 23% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Mostly sunny | 68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 53% | 27% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Mostly sunny | 68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 51% | 29% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Mostly sunny | 68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 52% | 27% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 56% | 21% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 71% | 23% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 85% | 14% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Clear | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 91% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 97% | 9% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 99% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 49°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 1% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 100% | 1% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 100% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Clear | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 100% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Clear | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 99% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Clear | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 99% | 1% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 100% | 1% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Sunny | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 100% | 1% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Sunny | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 97% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Sunny | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 83% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Sunny | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 64% | 2% | 3 |
| Mon 12p | Sunny | 65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 54% | 2% | 4 |
| Mon 1p | Sunny | 67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 47% | 1% | 5 |
| Mon 2p | Sunny | 69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 43% | 1% | 5 |
| Mon 3p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 39% | 0% | 4 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 66°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 53°12°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 43°6°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 64°18°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 43°6°–47°8°
- Typical high / low
- 71°22° / 47°8°
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 44°7°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 43°6°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 68°20°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 56°13°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 46°8°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 44. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 65°18°–68°20°
- Low, likely
- 43°6°–46°8°
- 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 42°6°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 44°7°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 71°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 56°13°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 46°8°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–45°7°
- Typical high / low
- 70°21° / 46°8°
- Wind
- 8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 45°7°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 59°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 49°9°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 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 43°6°–47°8°
- Typical high / low
- 70°21° / 46°8°
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 49°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 69°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 60°16°Dry
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 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 46°8°–49°9°
- Typical high / low
- 69°21° / 45°7°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 53°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 71°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 52°11°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–56°13°
- Typical high / low
- 69°21° / 45°7°
- Wind
- 8 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 76°24°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 57°14°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 74°23°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–53°12°
- Typical high / low
- 68°20° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 55°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 75°24°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 65°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 59°15°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°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–58°14°
- Typical high / low
- 68°20° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 60°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 70°21°20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 66°19°20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 63°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
- 64°18°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 53°12°–64°18°
- Typical high / low
- 68°20° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 63°17°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 72°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–63°17°
- Typical high / low
- 67°19° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 66°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 42°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 71–78°.
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
Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue
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Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
Below flood stage
Long Creek near Bessemer City 3 NE
3.0 mi- Level
- 0.9 ft
- Flow
- 1 cfs
Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Catawba Creek (NC) at E Hudson Blvd 2 SW Gastonia
5.7 mi- Level
- 1.2 ft
Reading from Sat 4:10 PM · NWS gauge page
South Fork Catawba River near Laboratory
8.5 mi- Level
- 0.8 ft
- Flow
- 23 cfs
Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 56% less heating than a typical week.
This week 23Typical 52
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 16
- 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 43°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 5:00 PM–6:00 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 5°3° colder than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 71°22° / 47°8°
- Forecast high / low
- 66°19° / 43°6°
- Record high
- 88°31° in 1939
- Record low
- 28°−2° in 2006
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
- −7°−4°SunOct 18
- −6°−3°MonOct 19
- −1°TueOct 20
- −1°WedOct 21
- ±0°ThuOct 22
- −1°FriOct 23
- —SatOct 24
Dallas weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 6:38 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 59 min
- Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
- Golden hour
- 6:03–6:54 PM
- Morning 7:23–8:13 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:54–7:04 PM
- Morning 7:13–7:23 AM; first light 7:13 AM
Stars tonight? Fair
Clear 7:04 PM–7:13 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:54 AM · rises 5:34 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 26
- New moon
- Nov 9
