Observed 4:35 PM EDT at KFQD

Spindale, NC weather

Sunny and 63°17°, jacket by 8 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the north. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 45Good; EPA forecast · PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (68°20° then, 63°17° 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 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 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 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	97%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	18%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	20%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	18%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	30%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	51%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	29%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	95%	3%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	79%	3%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	8%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	65%	23%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	23%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	57%	25%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	23%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	21%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	7%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	99%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	24%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	18%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	19%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	17%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	98%	8%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	99%	12%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	97%	8%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	1%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	2%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	1%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	49%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	47%	1%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. 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. North northeast wind around 8 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
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly 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, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  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°–74°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 68°20° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  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 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 68°20° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 68°20° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
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
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–78°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 42°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–76°.

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

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 696 cfs

Forecast peak 2.0 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Second Broad River near Logan

4.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 43 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Cove Creek at Highway 64

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 42 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Broad River in NC/SC at Lake Lure Dam

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 990 ft

Reading from Sat 4:35 PM · 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 23Typical 67

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 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Lake Lure 2 · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2001–2026

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).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−9°−5°MonOct 19
−5°−3°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
+1°±0°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 6:06–6:57 PM; Morning 7:25–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:07 PM; Morning 7:15–7:25 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:07 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:57 AM · rises 5:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Spindale. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Spindale, 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

Second Broad River near Logan

Cove Creek at Highway 64

Broad River in NC/SC at Lake Lure Dam

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