Observed 4:50 PM EDT at KJQF

Locust, NC weather

Sunny and 64°18°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/hgusts 14 mph22 km/h; From the northeast. 610–8 mph13 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.9 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 (70°21° then, 64°18° now)

Good hours for

Low 43°6° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
High 70°21° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 44°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · 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 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	45%	5%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	3%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	2%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	8%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	12%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	20%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	13%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	5%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	25%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	32%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	96%	28%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	83%	25%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	72%	22%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	17%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	17%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	52%	21%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	49%	30%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	47%	30%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	49%	15%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	12%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	65%	7%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	6%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	3%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	7%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	100%	8%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	6%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	1%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	1%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	39%	1%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	34%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	36%	0%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 72°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–65°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–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 70°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 40°4°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  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 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 71°22° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  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 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. 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 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. 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 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. 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
46°8°–56°13°
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 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  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
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 69°21° / 41°5°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance
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°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–67°19°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 68°20° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  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
73°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 41°5°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 43°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 40°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 72–78°.

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

Rocky River NC near Norwood

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 122 cfs

Forecast peak 3.9 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Rocky River NC near ROCKY RIVER/ ABV IRISH BUFFALO CK

6.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 20 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Clear Creek (NC) at SR3181

9.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:40 PM · NWS gauge page

McKee Creek near Wilgrove

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:35 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 62% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 57

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 14
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 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–7:00 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 7°4° 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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–6:51 PM; Morning 7:19–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:51–7:01 PM; Morning 7:09–7:19 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:01 PM–7:10 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:31 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Locust. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Locust, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rocky River NC near Norwood

Rocky River NC near ROCKY RIVER/ ABV IRISH BUFFALO CK

Clear Creek (NC) at SR3181

McKee Creek near Wilgrove

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