Charlotte, NC 28220 Weather

Mecklenburg County6:43 AM EDT35.26°N, 80.80°W

Current conditions

Clear
46°
Clear
Feels like 43°
High 69°·Low 46°
WindNNW 6 mph
Humidity76%
Dew point39°
Pressure30.25 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover0%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:37 AM
Sunset6:40 PM

Observed at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport · 51 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Friday

    Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

  • Saturday

    Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 4 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 45°
  2. 7 AM Sunny 44°
  3. 8 AM Sunny 44°
  4. 9 AM Sunny 48°
  5. 10 AM Sunny 55°
  6. 11 AM Sunny 60°
  7. 12 PM Sunny 63°
  8. 1 PM Sunny 66°
  9. 2 PM Sunny 68°
  10. 3 PM Sunny 68°
  11. 4 PM Sunny 68°
  12. 5 PM Sunny 68°
  13. 6 PM Clear 67°
  14. 7 PM Clear 64°
  15. 8 PM Clear 57°
  16. 9 PM Clear 56°
  17. 10 PM Mostly Clear 54°
  18. 11 PM Mostly Clear 52°
  19. Sat12 AM Mostly Clear 51°
  20. 1 AM Mostly Clear 50°
  21. 2 AM Mostly Clear 49°
  22. 3 AM Mostly Clear 48°
  23. 4 AM Mostly Clear 48°
  24. 5 AM Clear 46°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Clear Clear44°
  2. TodayOct 23 Sunny Sunny46°69°
  3. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny43°66°
  4. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny43°68°
  5. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny42°71°
  6. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny47°74°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny47°69°
  8. ThuOct 29 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny72°
  9. FriOct 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny54°77°
  10. SatOct 31 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny56°78°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

56
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • FriGood (42)
  • SatGood (38)
  • SunGood (35)

Mecklenburg County, NC reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:37 AM
Sunset 6:40 PM
Daylight 11 h 2 min (−2 min 4 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 91% lit
Moonrise 5:01 PM Moonset 4:51 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low71° / 47°
Record high88° (1941)
Record low31° (1998)
Wettest1.98 in (2017)
Month to date3.13 in (normal 2.36 in)

Charlotte Area, records since 1878. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in GSP, issued 5 hrs ago

What Has Changed

Temperatures were raised a degree or two for Saturday.

Key Messages

1. Dry weather expected for the next seven days. Temperatures are expected to cool down below normal for the weekend, but should climb back to around normal by the middle of next week.

Discussion

Key message 1: Dry weather expected for the next seven days. Temperatures are expected to cool down below normal for the weekend, but should climb back to around normal by the middle of next week.

A high amplitude blocking pattern will persist through the weekend, with the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia remaining under the northerly flow aloft with the upper ridge axis to our west. The ridge will support a large sfc high over eastern Canada that moves into position over the St. Lawrence Valley tonight, which will support cold air damming east of the mtns developing early Saturday. The guidance continues to indicate an unusually dry cold air damming wedge with plenty of bright sunshine that helps keep temps only 5-10 degrees below normal for Saturday. The only clue that we are in a wedge regime will be the breezy northeast winds outside the mtns. Low temps early Sunday will be similarly cool, but any freeze potential will be limited to ridgetops above 6k feet. Frost will depend on whether or not sfc winds go light/variable. After that, no significant weather threats are apparent. The pattern will become more progressive and should deamplify Sunday night into Monday. Ridging will remain in place through mid-week. Air mass modification should result in temps making it back to normal from Monday into Tuesday. A short wave may cross the region during the middle part of the week, but will be moisture-starved, so no precip will be forecast.

Aviation

At KCLT and elsewhere: VFR prevails for another TAF period. Winds largely light N to NE if not calm this morning. Previous expectation of mountain valley fog appears to be on track, and retained TEMPO for MVFR vsby and very patchy low stratus at KAVL near daybreak. Winds should strengthen from the NE by 13-15z, generally 7 to 9 kt, though gusts do not look frequent enough to mention. KAVL may try to flip to SE at times this aftn, so just went VRB there given light speeds. As high builds south along the Eastern Seaboard tonight, NE flow will be reinforced east of the mountains and light SE should begin to prevail at KAVL. Could see a few clouds below FL030 begin to develop at KHKY prior to 06z, and also at KCLT by around 12z. At KCLT the more likely scenario for low clouds in this regime would as diurnal warming occurs after sunrise. For now omitted any low cloud mention but will consider including it there in the next set, at/after 12z Sat.

Outlook: Dry and VFR through the middle of next week outside of the potential for mountain valley fog and low stratus each morning.

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