Observed 11:15 AM EDT at KRUQ

Granite Quarry, NC weather

Partly cloudy and 58°14°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 58°14°

Partly sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the north-northeast. 35–10 mph17 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 39Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.5 inHg1033 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (60°16° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for

High 66°19° today at 4 PM
Low 41°5° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 66°19° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 10 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 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	16%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	65%	13%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	2%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	53%	2%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	51%	2%	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	49%	1%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 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 13 mph22 km/h	53%	5%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	67%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	92%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	95%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	97%	25%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	99%	42%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	20%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	29%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	26%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	27%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	85%	31%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	74%	43%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	67%	32%	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	59%	26%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	55%	25%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	53%	27%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	16%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	51%	17%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	55%	14%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	16%	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	83%	13%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	91%	9%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	97%	16%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	0%	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%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	0%	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%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	1%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	0%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 40°4°. 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, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 39°4°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 38°3°. 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, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 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, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 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
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. 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 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  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 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  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 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 69°21° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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
63°17°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 68°20° / 41°5°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–77°25°
Low, likely
43°6°–61°16°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 40°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 39°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 38°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 70–77°.

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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Yadkin River at Yadkin College

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 1,130 cfs

Forecast peak 0.9 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

S Yadkin River below Foster Rd, 6 SW Mocksville

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 113 cfs

Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

N Second Creek above Statesville Blvd (US 70) 4 S Woodleaf

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 77 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Yadkin River at High Rock Lake

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 647 ft

Reading from Sat 8 AM · 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 25Typical 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 5 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 44°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 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

Granite Quarry weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–6:51 PM; Morning 7:20–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:51–7:01 PM; Morning 7:10–7:20 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:01 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:30 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Granite Quarry. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,700 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Granite Quarry, 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

S Yadkin River below Foster Rd, 6 SW Mocksville

N Second Creek above Statesville Blvd (US 70) 4 S Woodleaf

Yadkin River at High Rock Lake

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