Yadkin River at Yadkin College
12 mi- Level
- 0.8 ft
- Flow
- 1,120 cfs
Forecast peak 0.9 ft Sat 8 PM
Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 6:35 PM EDT at KRUQ
East Spencer, NC weather
Sunny and 58°15°.
Today: low 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°), high 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°).
Now 58°15°
Sunny
- Wind
- Calm
- Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 7 AM
- Dew point
- 44°7°
- Comfortable
- UV tomorrow
- 5Moderate
- Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
- Air quality
- 38Good
- Main pollutant: Ozone
- Pressure
- 30.43 inHg1030 hPa
- Steady over the last 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (61°16° then, 58°15° now)
Good hours for
TonightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Clear
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7p | Clear | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 65% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 80% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 48°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 90% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 46°8° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 100% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 100% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 100% | 9% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 100% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 100% | 8% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 100% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 8% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Clear | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 100% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 38°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 100% | 23% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Partly sunny | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 42°6° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 100% | 61% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Mostly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 94% | 63% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Partly sunny | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 79% | 41% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 69% | 43% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Mostly sunny | 65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 61% | 45% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Mostly sunny | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 57% | 31% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 52% | 30% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Mostly sunny | 69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 51% | 36% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Mostly sunny | 69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 51% | 32% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 58% | 15% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Mostly clear | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 75% | 11% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 88% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Clear | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 95% | 9% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 99% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 99% | 7% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Clear | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 99% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 100% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 100% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 46°8° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 100% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Clear | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°) | 45°7° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 9% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°) | 44°7° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 98% | 10% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°) | 43°6° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 99% | 9% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Clear | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 42°6° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 9% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Sunny | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 42°6° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 100% | 13% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Sunny | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 46°8° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 97% | 12% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Sunny | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 85% | 1% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Sunny | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 68% | 2% | 3 |
| Mon 12p | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 56% | 2% | 4 |
| Mon 1p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 48% | 2% | 5 |
| Mon 2p | Sunny | 69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 42% | 1% | 5 |
| Mon 3p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 38% | 0% | 4 |
| Mon 4p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 36% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 5p | Sunny | 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 38% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 6p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h | 46% | 1% | 1 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 52°11°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 42°6°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 64°18°–65°18°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–47°8°
- Typical high / low
- 69°21° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 10 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 42°6°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 42°6°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 69°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 56°13°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 44°7°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42. North northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 66°19°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–46°8°
- Typical high / low
- 68°20° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 40°4°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 42°6°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 72°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 56°14°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 45°7°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 40°4°–44°7°
- Typical high / low
- 68°20° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 44°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 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 72°22°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 41°5°–47°8°
- Typical high / low
- 68°20° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 47°8°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 69°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 59°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 53°11°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 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–51°11°
- Typical high / low
- 67°19° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 50°10°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 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 70°21°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–53°12°
- Typical high / low
- 67°19° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 67°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 50°10°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 77°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 54°12°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 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 74°23°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–51°11°
- Typical high / low
- 67°19° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 54°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 75°24°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 59°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°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–58°14°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 10 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 59°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 72°22°20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 67°19°30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 61°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
- 64°18°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 53°12°–64°18°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 10 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 77°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 61°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
- 71°22°–81°27°
- Low, likely
- 50°10°–63°17°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 18 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 64°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 42°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 40°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 71–77°.
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
S Yadkin River below Foster Rd, 6 SW Mocksville
17 mi- Level
- 1.9 ft
- Flow
- 113 cfs
Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sat 8 PM
Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page
N Second Creek above Statesville Blvd (US 70) 4 S Woodleaf
10 mi- Level
- 2.4 ft
- Flow
- 77 cfs
Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page
Yadkin River at High Rock Lake
12 mi- Level
- 647 ft
Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 64% less heating than a typical week.
This week 24Typical 67
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 19
- 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 6 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 44°F).
Open the windows?
Sun, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Is this typical?
SALISBURY · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 69°21° / 44°7°
- Forecast high / low
- 64°18° / 42°6°
- Record high
- 87°31° in 1939
- Record low
- 23°−5° in 1904
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 9°5° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
- −9°−5°SunOct 18
- —MonOct 19
- —TueOct 20
- —WedOct 21
- —ThuOct 22
- —FriOct 23
- —SatOct 24
East Spencer weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 6:34 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 59 min
- Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:59–6:50 PM
- Morning 7:20–8:11 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:50–7:00 PM
- Morning 7:10–7:20 AM; first light 7:10 AM
Stars tonight? Fair
Clear 7:14 PM–7:11 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:30 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 26
- New moon
- Nov 9
