Observed 10:55 PM EDT at KEHO

Polkville, NC weather

Clear and 47°8°, 8°4° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 47°8°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the north-northeast. 69–10 mph16 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 42°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.48 inHg1032 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (51°11° then, 47°8° now)

Good hours for

Low 43°6° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 66°19° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 44°7° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Clear
Monday nightDown to 51°11° by 10 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 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	92%	14%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	97%	16%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	98%	21%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	99%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	100%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	83%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	70%	17%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	61%	9%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	17%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	53%	20%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	51%	19%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	18%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	13%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	5%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	69%	1%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	4%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	99%	7%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	99%	6%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	99%	4%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	98%	8%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	99%	11%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	97%	6%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	2%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	1%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	4%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	1%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	1%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	3%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	4%	2
Mon 6p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	5%	1
Mon 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	11%	0
Mon 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	12%	0
Mon 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	81%	3%	0
Mon 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	85%	2%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 71°22° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 44. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 44. North northeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 70°21° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 70°21° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°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°12°
  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 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 69°21° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 69°21° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 69°21° / 38°3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 68°20° / 38°3°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 44°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 44°, warming up.
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

Broad River above Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 588 cfs

Forecast peak 2.0 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Sat 10:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Broad River at Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W Blacksburg

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 894 cfs

Forecast peak 3.3 ft Tue 8 AM

Reading from Sat 10:45 PM · NWS gauge page

First Broad River at Lawndale

4.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 48 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 PM · NWS gauge page

First Broad River near Casar

5.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.5 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 68

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 16
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 42°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

SHELBY 2 NW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−9°−5°MonOct 19
−5°−3°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
±0°FriOct 23
−2°−1°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Polkville 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: 6:05–6:56 PM; Morning 7:24–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:06 PM; Morning 7:14–7:24 AM; first light 7:14 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11:33 PM–7:15 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

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

Looking northwest from Polkville. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 42 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Polkville, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Broad River above Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs

Broad River at Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W Blacksburg

First Broad River at Lawndale

First Broad River near Casar

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