Observed 7:20 AM EDT at KLBT

McDonald, NC weather

Clear and 52°11°.

Forecasts agree

Now 52°11°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the north-northeast. Gusts to 26 mph41 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h today 10 AM–noon
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 70°21° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h tomorrow 9 AM–noon

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 2 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 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 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	95%	9%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	96%	8%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	87%	5%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	76%	1%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	66%	6%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	60%	7%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	55%	8%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	51%	9%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	50%	12%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	50%	18%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	50%	13%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	56%	13%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	11%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	14%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	78%	11%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	84%	8%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	88%	6%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	90%	11%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	93%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	45°7°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	95%	16%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	94%	17%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	95%	14%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	97%	14%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	97%	13%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	88%	21%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	78%	13%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	65%	9%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	59%	9%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	54%	10%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	48%	16%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	47%	19%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	47%	12%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	48%	11%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	52%	20%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	11%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	17%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	8%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	88%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	90%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	90%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	92%	2%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	93%	7%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	95%	5%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	40°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 40°4°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  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. Northeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  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, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  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 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
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
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°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
71°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°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
66°19°–83°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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
66°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–64°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 40°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–78°.

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

Lumber River at Lumberton

9.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.1 ft

Forecast peak 7.2 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 6:35 AM · NWS gauge page

Lumber River at NC 72 in Lumberton

8.5 mi

Level: 2.9 ft

Reading from Sat 6:10 AM · NWS gauge page

Lumber River near Pembroke

9.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft

Reading from Sat 6:20 AM · NWS gauge page

Jacob Swamp at Alamac Road near Lumberton

10 mi

Level: 6.1 ft

Reading from Sat 6:35 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 15Typical 35

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
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, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Lumberton Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1903–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°4° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−10°−6°SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
−5°−3°WedOct 21
−7°−4°ThuOct 22
−7°−4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 11 min less
Golden hour: 5:56–6:47 PM; Morning 7:14–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:56 PM; Morning 7:04–7:14 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–7:05 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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