Observed 8:55 AM EDT at KMRN

Morganton, NC weather

Overcast and 52°11°.

Forecasts agree

Now 52°11°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 5
Air today: 45Good; EPA forecast · PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.48 inHg1032 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

6°3° warmer than this time yesterday (46°8° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

Above 50°10° today by 11 AM
High 63°17° today at 4 PM

This morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Cloudy
This afternoonUp to 63°17° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningNear 40°4° · 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 9a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	97%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	97%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	94%	84%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	80%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	72%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	52%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	26%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	5%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	1%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	97%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	36%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	85%	47%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	74%	29%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	31%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	24%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	25%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	15%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	55%	13%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	3%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	99%	3%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	18%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	8%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	26%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	33%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 39°4°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 38°3°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 39°4°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°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 70. Wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. 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, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
5 mph7 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
49°9°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 38°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 39°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–75°.

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

Hunting Creek at Morganton

1.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 8:35 AM · NWS gauge page

Johns River at Corpening Bridge Rd, 6 NNW Morganton

6.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 262 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Catawba River at Lake James/Linville Dam

7.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 97.3 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Wilson Creek (NC) at Adako Rd 3 SW Collettsville

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 61% less heating than a typical week.

This week 28Typical 72

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 20
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 10 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 47°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

LENOIR · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−5°SunOct 18
−8°−4°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 58 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
Golden hour: 6:04–6:55 PM; Morning 7:25–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:55–7:06 PM; Morning 7:15–7:25 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:06 PM–7:16 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Morganton. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 31 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Morganton, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Hunting Creek at Morganton

Johns River at Corpening Bridge Rd, 6 NNW Morganton

Catawba River at Lake James/Linville Dam

Wilson Creek (NC) at Adako Rd 3 SW Collettsville

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