Observed 7:20 AM EDT at KMEB

Shannon, NC weather

Clear and 50°10°.

Forecasts agree

Now 50°10°

Clear · Feels like 46°8°

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the north-northeast. Gusts to 24 mph39 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
Humidity: 94%; Air 50°10°, dew point 48°9° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.39 inHg1029 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

Low 50°10° today at 8 AM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 70°21° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h tomorrow 10 AM–noon

This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° 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 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	94%	10%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	94%	8%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	84%	5%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	73%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	64%	6%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	58%	11%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	53%	9%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	50%	12%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	48%	15%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	48%	12%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	48%	11%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	10%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	9%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	37%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	68%	15%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	71%	7%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	5%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	82%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	85%	21%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	88%	32%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	91%	28%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	89%	29%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	91%	25%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	94%	18%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	94%	14%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	88%	15%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	78%	11%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	67%	8%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	61%	3%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	56%	5%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	51%	12%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	50%	8%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	49%	4%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	48%	10%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	53%	9%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	64%	10%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	71%	8%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	76%	9%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	81%	3%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	84%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	88%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	91%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	96%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 73°23° / 48°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, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  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 72. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  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
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. 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, 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: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, 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, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  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 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°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, 55°13°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°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
65°18°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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
64°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–64°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 72–77°.

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

16 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

Little Raft Swamp at Red Springs

2.8 mi

Level: 6.1 ft

Reading from Sat 6:50 AM · NWS gauge page

Raft Creek at SR 1318 McQueen Road

6.0 mi

Level: 1.8 ft

Reading from Sat 6:50 AM · NWS gauge page

Rockfish Creek near Raeford

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 61% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 37

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?

Laurinburg Maxton Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1998–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:56–6:46 PM; Morning 7:14–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:04–7:14 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9 PM–3 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 Shannon. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.