Morganton, NC Weather

Burke County5:40 PM EDT35.75°N, 81.68°WElevation 1,155 ft

Current conditions

Sunny
71°
Sunny
Feels like 71°
High 74°·Low 44°
WindCalm
Humidity28%
Dew point36°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover2%
UV index1 Low
Sunrise7:38 AM
Sunset6:46 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Today

    Sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind around 1 mph.

  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 44. Wind around 0 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 71. Wind around 0 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 11 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 71°
  2. 6 PM Clear 68°
  3. 7 PM Clear 61°
  4. 8 PM Mostly Clear 60°
  5. 9 PM Mostly Clear 58°
  6. 10 PM Mostly Clear 55°
  7. 11 PM Clear 53°
  8. Wed12 AM Clear 52°
  9. 1 AM Clear 50°
  10. 2 AM Clear 49°
  11. 3 AM Clear 48°
  12. 4 AM Clear 48°
  13. 5 AM Mostly Clear 46°
  14. 6 AM Sunny 45°
  15. 7 AM Sunny 45°
  16. 8 AM Sunny 45°
  17. 9 AM Sunny 48°
  18. 10 AM Sunny 55°
  19. 11 AM Sunny 60°
  20. 12 PM Sunny 63°
  21. 1 PM Sunny 67°
  22. 2 PM Sunny 68°
  23. 3 PM Sunny 69°
  24. 4 PM Sunny 70°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 20 Sunny Sunny44°74°
  2. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny41°71°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny44°73°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny41°68°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny39°62°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny40°67°
  7. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny46°72°
  8. TueOct 27 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy40°72°
  9. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy46°66°
  10. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy49°74°

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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Forecast

  • TueGood (40)
  • WedGood (40)
  • ThuGood (40)

Burke County, NC reporting area. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:38 AM
Sunset 6:46 PM
Daylight 11 h 7 min (−2 min 8 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 71% lit
Moonrise 3:48 PM Moonset 1:51 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

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Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in GSP, issued 8 hrs ago

What Has Changed

RH values trending drier for today.

Key Messages

1. A Fire Danger Statement remains in effect for northeast Georgia today from 12 PM through 7 PM. 2. Dry and quiet weather through early next week. Highs will be mostly above normal outside of the weekend.

Discussion

Key message 1: A Fire Danger Statement remains in effect for northeast Georgia today from 12 PM through 7 PM.

Dry airmass and warming temperatures keep a low-end fire danger threat around today, mainly across northeast Georgia. Above normal temperatures combined with 10-15 mph winds just above the boundary layer acting to enhance afternoon mixing should allow lower dewpoints to develop. Thus, minimum RH values should drop down to 20- 25% for most locations this afternoon and early evening. A Fire Danger Statement remains in effect for northeast Georgia from noon to 7 PM with minimum RH values falling to or below 25%. Slightly higher gusts of 15-20 mph should be mainly confined to the eastern zones this afternoon.

Key message 2: Dry and quiet weather through early next week. Highs will be mostly above normal outside of the weekend.

Pattern over the next 7 days remains benign. A ridge out west amplifies across the central CONUS and eventually migrates eastward into the southeast. Surface high pressure remains the dominant feature over the area through the end of the forecast period, keeping dry air locked in place. Guidance hints at brief dry CAD developing Friday into Saturday as a coastal low lifts away from the Mid-Atlantic. This will allow for the return of cooler temperatures Friday into the weekend, with highs end up around 5 degrees below normal on Saturday. Highs should end up above normal the rest of the period.

Aviation

At KCLT and elsewhere: Other than some fog in the mountain valleys and around some of the lakes, VFR conditions will continue at all terminals through the 12z TAF period. At the time of TAF issuance, lake fog was close, but not expected to affect KHKY or KAND. Wind will be light N to NE, slightly stronger in the aftn, but still around 5-6 kts (except 8 kt at KCLT).

Outlook: Dry, VFR conditions persist through the week, and into the weekend. Patchy fog in the mountain valleys and around some of the major lakes may be possible each morning.

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