Charlotte, NC 28221 Weather

Mecklenburg County12:26 AM EDT35.26°N, 80.80°W

Current conditions

Clear
50°
Clear
Feels like 48°
High 72°·Low 47° tonight
WindNW 5 mph
Humidity82%
Dew point45°
Pressure30.22 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover1%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:35 AM
Sunset6:42 PM

Observed at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport · 21 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Overnight

    Clear, with a low around 47. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind around 7 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Clear, with a low around 48. North wind 0 to 3 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 4 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Clear 55°
  2. 1 AM Clear 54°
  3. 2 AM Clear 52°
  4. 3 AM Clear 51°
  5. 4 AM Clear 50°
  6. 5 AM Clear 49°
  7. 6 AM Sunny 48°
  8. 7 AM Sunny 47°
  9. 8 AM Sunny 48°
  10. 9 AM Sunny 50°
  11. 10 AM Sunny 56°
  12. 11 AM Sunny 60°
  13. 12 PM Sunny 64°
  14. 1 PM Sunny 67°
  15. 2 PM Sunny 69°
  16. 3 PM Sunny 70°
  17. 4 PM Sunny 71°
  18. 5 PM Sunny 70°
  19. 6 PM Clear 68°
  20. 7 PM Clear 64°
  21. 8 PM Clear 60°
  22. 9 PM Clear 58°
  23. 10 PM Clear 56°
  24. 11 PM Clear 54°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Clear Clear47°
  2. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny48°72°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny46°72°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny44°67°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny44°63°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny46°68°
  7. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny49°73°
  8. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny74°
  9. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy50°71°
  10. ThuOct 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny51°69°

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

47
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • WedGood (40)
  • ThuGood (40)
  • FriGood (40)

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 7:35 AM
Sunset 6:42 PM
Daylight 11 h 6 min (−2 min 4 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 74% lit
Moonrise 4:10 PM Moonset 2:49 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low72° / 48°
Record high88° (1943)
Record low30° (1952)
Wettest1.31 in (1929)
Month to date3.13 in (normal 2.17 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

Updated for 00z aviation discussion and to remove Fire Danger information from this afternoon.

Key Messages

1. Dry through early next week. Above normal high temperatures linger through Thursday before near to below normal highs develop Friday into the weekend. Above normal highs return by early next week.

Discussion

Key message 1: Dry through early next week. Above normal high temperatures linger through Thursday before near to below normal highs develop Friday into the weekend. Above normal highs return by early next week.

Coastal low stalls off the Mid-Atlantic coast through Wednesday night before gradually lifting away from Mid-Atlantic Coast Thursday into Thursday night. Meanwhile, the southern periphery of a surface ridge remains extended over the Southeast keeping dry and above normal highs around through Thursday. The center of the high shifts more south and east over New England Friday into Sunday allowing dry classic cold air damming to develop. Although mostly sunny skies will prevail, cooler highs should develop Friday into the weekend, especially on Saturday when the wedge is at its strongest. Highs on Saturday should end up at least around 5 degrees below normal but could trend cooler in the coming days. Above normal highs may return by early next week as the center of the high sinks southward towards the Carolinas but confidence is low as the wedge could linger with no true erosion mechanism expected to arrive. Dry conditions will linger through early next week.

No major freeze concerns through the period with lows expected to remain above freezing for locations where the growing season is still active. If the pressure gradient is able to relax enough Saturday night, frost may develop across the North Carolina and Georgia mountains thanks to great radiational cooling conditions.

Aviation

At KCLT and elsewhere: VFR through the period at TAF sites. Expect another round of mountain valley fog/low stratus overnight into the predawn hours, but should not impact the terminals. Winds generally out of the N to NNE, hovering around 5kt though possibly going lgt/vrb overnight.

Outlook: Dry and VFR through early next week outside of the potential for patchy fog and low stratus each morning in the mountain valleys and near lakes.

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