Observed 11:20 AM EDT at KEQY

Matthews, NC weather

Mostly sunny and 61°16°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 13 mph21 km/hgusts 18 mph30 km/h; From the northeast. 711–13 mph21 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 48Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.47 inHg1032 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 67°19° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 54°12° 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	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	73%	14%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	63%	12%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	3%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	53%	2%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	2%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	2%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	1%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	4%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	81%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	5%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	87%	22%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	89%	12%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	91%	41%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	92%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	98%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	98%	14%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	19%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	99%	22%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	96%	24%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	83%	25%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	72%	25%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	65%	23%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	59%	16%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	56%	22%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	33%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	51%	25%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	52%	28%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	53%	25%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	22%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	18%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	12%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	85%	7%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	88%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	92%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	99%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	8%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	8%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	88%	1%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	0%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  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
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly 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°15°
  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 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°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  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 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  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, 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 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  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
64°18°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 43°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 42°.
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

Irvins Creek at Sam Newell Road

2.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.6 ft

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

McAlpine Creek below Sardis Road

3.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.5 ft

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

McAlpine Creek at Idlewild

3.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Goose Creek at Hwy 1524 nr Indian Trail

4.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.3 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · 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 20Typical 52

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 10
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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Charlotte Douglas Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1878–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−6°−3°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 6:01–6:52 PM; Morning 7:20–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:52–7:02 PM; Morning 7:10–7:20 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:02 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:32 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

Matthews, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Irvins Creek at Sam Newell Road

McAlpine Creek below Sardis Road

McAlpine Creek at Idlewild

Goose Creek at Hwy 1524 nr Indian Trail

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