Observed 6:50 AM EDT at KUKF

Fairplains, NC weather

Overcast and 50°10°.

Mostly agree

Now 50°10°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

9°5° warmer than this time yesterday (41°5° then, 50°10° now)

Good hours for

Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 62°17° today at 4 PM

This morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Cloudy
This afternoonUp to 62°17° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 44°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 61°16° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° 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
Sat 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	92%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	94%	94%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	96%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	82%	95%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	73%	79%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	86%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	61%	64%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	40%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	25%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	13%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	85%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	22%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	10%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	8%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	3%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	12%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	39%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	73%	38%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	35%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	39%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	34%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	57%	35%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	20%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	55%	12%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	7%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	4%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	84%	9%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	13%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	92%	12%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	4%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 42°6°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 38°3°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 38°3°. Typical 68°20° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 44°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 41°5°
Wind
4 mph7 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. 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 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
5 mph7 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°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
62°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
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
51°11°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 62°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 61°, low 38°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 38°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–74°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (RNK) (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

Yadkin River at Wilkesboro

2.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 447 cfs

Forecast peak 2.6 ft Wed 8 AM

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Yadkin River at Elkin

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 660 cfs

Forecast peak 1.6 ft Wed 8 AM

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Reddies River at N. Wilkesboro

1.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 74 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Moravian Creek at Wilkesboro

3.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.0 ft

Reading from Sat 6:50 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 63% less heating than a typical week.

This week 29Typical 77

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 22
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 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

North Wilkesboro · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1955–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−8°−5°SunOct 18
−8°−4°MonOct 19
−5°−3°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 16 min less
Golden hour: 6:01–6:53 PM; Morning 7:23–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:53–7:03 PM; Morning 7:13–7:23 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:03 PM–7:14 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:54 AM · rises 5:33 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Fairplains. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,900 ft, 38 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Fairplains, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Yadkin River at Wilkesboro

Yadkin River at Elkin

Reddies River at N. Wilkesboro

Moravian Creek at Wilkesboro

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? Fair

Moon