Observed 12:50 PM EDT at KJQF

Gold Hill, NC weather

Sunny and 64°18°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/hgusts 28 mph45 km/h; From the north-northeast. 35–14 mph22 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 38Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.5 inHg1033 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (65°18° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

High 66°19° today at 4 PM
Low 42°6° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 65°18° · Clear
TonightDown to 44°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 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 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	4%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	51%	9%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	7%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	4%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	4%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	2%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	85%	5%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	6%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	97%	21%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	99%	9%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	21%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	100%	27%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	83%	29%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	73%	33%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	66%	28%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	24%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	23%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	34%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	51%	33%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	29%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	22%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	20%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	20%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	91%	17%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	98%	12%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	92%	1%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	0%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 41°5°. Typical 72°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 40°4°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 39°4°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 71°22° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°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 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°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 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  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 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. 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
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 69°21° / 41°5°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. 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°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 68°20° / 41°5°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly 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
71°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–64°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 41°5°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 40°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 39°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 70–76°.

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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Yadkin River at Yadkin College

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 1,130 cfs

Forecast peak 0.9 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Yadkin River at High Rock Lake

8.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 647 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Yadkin River at Badin Lake

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 541 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Rocky River NC near ROCKY RIVER/ ABV IRISH BUFFALO CK

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 21 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 57% less heating than a typical week.

This week 24Typical 57

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 4 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−12°−7°SunOct 18
−11°−6°MonOct 19
−9°−5°TueOct 20
−4°−2°WedOct 21
−4°−2°ThuOct 22
−4°−2°FriOct 23
−3°−2°SatOct 24

Gold Hill weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

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: 5:59–6:50 PM; Morning 7:19–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:50–7:00 PM; Morning 7:09–7:19 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7 PM–7:10 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:50 AM · rises 5:30 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Gold Hill. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,600 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Gold Hill, 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 Yadkin College

Yadkin River at High Rock Lake

Yadkin River at Badin Lake

Rocky River NC near ROCKY RIVER/ ABV IRISH BUFFALO CK

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