Observed 4:30 PM EDT at KUZA

Lake Wylie, SC weather

Sunny and 66°19°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the north-northeast. 58–9 mph14 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 40Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 44°7° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 67°19° · Clear
TonightDown to 45°7° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 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 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	46%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	1%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	84%	3%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	4%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	97%	7%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	18%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	21%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	21%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	90%	26%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	76%	30%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	63°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	68%	28%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	61%	31%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	30%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	54%	30%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	52%	31%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	52%	24%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	22%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	21%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	17%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	84%	14%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	11%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	95%	4%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	98%	2%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	99%	2%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	97%	2%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	1%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	1%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	1%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	0%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. North northeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 45. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  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 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°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
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–66°19°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 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
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 45°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 72–79°.

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

Allison Creek near York

4.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.0 ft
Flow: 57 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Catawba River at Lake Wylie Dam

6.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 98.1 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Steele Creek at Carowinds Blvd, 2.5 SSE Steele Creek

6.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Beaverdam Creek above Windy Gap Rd

7.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 60% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 52

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 12
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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Charlotte Douglas Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1878–2026

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°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−6°−3°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Lake Wylie weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 6:03–6:54 PM; Morning 7:22–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:04 PM; Morning 7:12–7:22 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:04 PM–7:13 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:33 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Lake Wylie. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 81 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lake Wylie, SC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Allison Creek near York

Catawba River at Lake Wylie Dam

Steele Creek at Carowinds Blvd, 2.5 SSE Steele Creek

Beaverdam Creek above Windy Gap Rd

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