Observed 10:15 AM EDT at KHLX

Toast, NC weather

Overcast and 46°8°, jacket by 8 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 46°8°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.49 inHg1033 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 63°17° today at 3 PM
Low 43°6° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningNear 56°13° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 63°17° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 44°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 61°16° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 44°7° by 9 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 10a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	31%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	24%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	59%	26%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	17%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	17%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	47%	7%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	3%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	47%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	84%	17%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	12%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	7%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	87%	15%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	21%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	24%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	73%	24%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	17%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	35%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	60%	38%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	57%	30%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	56%	28%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	33%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	29%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	19%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	16%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	3%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	4%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	87%	13%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	14%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	17%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	19%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	8%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 36°2°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–43°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 38°3°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost between 7am and 8am. Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  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 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 42°6°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  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 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 46°8°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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
62°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 36°2°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 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
53°12°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–58°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 36°2°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 61°, low 36°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 38°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–77°.

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

Yadkin River at Elkin

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 671 cfs

Forecast peak 1.5 ft Tue 2 AM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

New River at Galax

22 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

Ararat River at Mt Airy

2.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.8 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Ararat River at Ararat

7.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 119 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 28Typical 89

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 20
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 6 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

MOUNT AIRY 2 W · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

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°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
+1°ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
−1°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 5:59–6:50 PM; Morning 7:21–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:50–7:01 PM; Morning 7:11–7:21 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:01 PM–7:12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:30 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Toast. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,800 ft, 24 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Toast, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Yadkin River at Elkin

New River at Galax

Ararat River at Mt Airy

Ararat River at Ararat

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