Observed 3:35 AM EDT at KHLX

Lowgap, NC weather

Clear and 45°7°.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Clear · Feels like 41°5°

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the east. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (46°8° then, 45°7° now)

Good hours for

Low 45°7° today at 8 AM
Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 60°16° today at 4 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 46°8° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 60°16° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 58°14° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 3 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 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	84%	39%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	43%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	44%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	81%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	79%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	87%	79%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	78%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	60%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	64%	65%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	61%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	44%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	27%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	54%	11%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	4%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	1%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	4%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	7%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	12%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	88%	12%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	12%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	88%	13%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	13%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	46%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	54%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	40%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	63%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	60%	64%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	53%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	62%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	44%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	28%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	22%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	14%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	3%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	1%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	82%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	18%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	85%	24%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	98%	39%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	98%	38%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	34%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 45°7°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. East wind 0 to 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 59°15°, low 38°3°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 41°5°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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: 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
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  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, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 36°2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 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
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 36°2°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% 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
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
55°13°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 60°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 59°, low 38°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 41°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–75°.

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

New River at Galax

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 843 cfs

Forecast peak 1.2 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Yadkin River at Elkin

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 660 cfs

Forecast peak 1.6 ft Wed 8 AM

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Little River at NC18 near Blevins Crossroads

8.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft

Reading from Sat 3:20 AM · NWS gauge page

Chestnut Creek at Galax

8.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 35 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 67% less heating than a typical week.

This week 29Typical 89

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 21
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 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 41°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

MOUNT AIRY 2 W · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
+1°ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–6:51 PM; Morning 7:23–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 6:51–7:01 PM; Morning 7:12–7:23 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 52% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:31 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Lowgap. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,300 ft, 3 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lowgap, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

New River at Galax

Yadkin River at Elkin

Little River at NC18 near Blevins Crossroads

Chestnut Creek at Galax

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? Poor

Moon