Observed 3:10 PM EDT at KCLT

Mount Holly, NC weather

Sunny and 66°19°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph16 km/hgusts 15 mph24 km/h; From the northeast. 610–10 mph16 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Falling · −0.08 inHg−2.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Low 43°6° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 67°19° · Clear
TonightDown to 44°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 2 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 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	2%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	2%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	95%	4%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	100%	19%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	92%	42%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	78%	37%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	70%	30%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	64%	20%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	59%	20%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	19%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	55%	24%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	31%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	59%	26%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	20%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	16%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	11%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	95%	8%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	98%	5%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	98%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	99%	1%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	97%	1%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	0%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North northeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 45. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 42°6°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°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 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°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.
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°–50°10°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  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
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
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
65°18°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  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
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 42°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 72–78°.

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

SF Catawba River below George Poston Park, 1 N Lowell

5.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 250 cfs

Forecast peak 2.2 ft Mon 2 PM

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Catawba River at Mountain Island Lake and Dam

1.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 96.5 ft

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Long Creek at Rhyne NC

2.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 38 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Gum Branch at Gum Branch road

3.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 59% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 52

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 15
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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–6:00 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 4°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

Mount Holly weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 6:02–6:53 PM; Morning 7:22–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:53–7:03 PM; Morning 7:12–7:22 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:03 PM–7:13 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:33 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Mount Holly. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 78 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Mount Holly, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

SF Catawba River below George Poston Park, 1 N Lowell

Catawba River at Mountain Island Lake and Dam

Long Creek at Rhyne NC

Gum Branch at Gum Branch road

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