Observed 11:15 AM EDT at KGEV

Sparta, NC weather

Overcast and 46°8°.

Mostly agree

Now 46°8°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Light through 11 PM
Dew point: 40°5°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.51 inHg1033 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

8°4° cooler than this time yesterday (54°12° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for

High 56°13° today at 4 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Low 39°4° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonUp to 56°13° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 48°9° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 54°12° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 48°9° by 10 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 11a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	84%	88%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	73%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	59%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	36%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	28%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	65%	14%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	66%	10%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	91%	43%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	45%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	52%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	94%	67%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	65%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	65%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	59%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	37%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	28%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	32%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	63%	22%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	21%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	17%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	15%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	10%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	5%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	4%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	3%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	84%	1%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	88%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	94%	5%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	97%	11%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	99%	20%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	20%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	24%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	27%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	22%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	91%	22%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	9%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 39°4°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. East wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. East wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
39°4°–42°6°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 54°12°, low 36°2°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
36°2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 40°4°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. North wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 58°14°, low 41°5°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  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
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  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
57°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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
44°7°–70°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 35°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
1

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 56°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 54°, low 36°.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 40°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 58–66°.

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

New River at Galax

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 843 cfs

Forecast peak 1.2 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Little River near Sparta

3.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 10:40 AM · NWS gauge page

Little River at NC18 near Blevins Crossroads

6.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft

Reading from Sat 10:35 AM · NWS gauge page

Little River near Peach Bottom, VA

7.4 mi

Level: 4.2 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 65% less heating than a typical week.

This week 38Typical 107

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 28
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 18 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 40°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Galax Water Plant · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1907–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−14°−8°SunOct 18
−8°−4°MonOct 19
−5°−3°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
−2°−1°ThuOct 22
−2°−1°FriOct 23
−3°−2°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 6:01–6:52 PM; Morning 7:23–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:52–7:03 PM; Morning 7:13–7:23 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:03 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:54 AM · rises 5:32 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Sparta. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,900 ft, 3 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Sparta, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

New River at Galax

Little River near Sparta

Little River at NC18 near Blevins Crossroads

Little River near Peach Bottom, VA

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