North Wilkesboro, NC Weather

Wilkes County10:01 AM EDT36.16°N, 81.15°WElevation 1,001 ft

Current conditions

Clear
43°
Clear
Feels like 43°
High 69°·Low 36°
WindCalm
Humidity100%
Dew point43°
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover3%
Sunrise7:42 AM
Sunset6:36 PM

Observed at North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Monday

    Sunny, with a high near 69.

  • Monday Night

    Clear, with a low around 36.

  • Tuesday

    Sunny, with a high near 72.

National Weather Service forecast updated 3 days ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 49°
  2. 11 AM Sunny 55°
  3. 12 PM Sunny 59°
  4. 1 PM Sunny 62°
  5. 2 PM Sunny 67°
  6. 3 PM Sunny 68°
  7. 4 PM Sunny 69°
  8. 5 PM Sunny 68°
  9. 6 PM Clear 64°
  10. 7 PM Clear 60°
  11. 8 PM Clear 57°
  12. 9 PM Clear 53°
  13. 10 PM Clear 49°
  14. 11 PM Clear 46°
  15. Tue12 AM Clear 44°
  16. 1 AM Clear 43°
  17. 2 AM Mostly Clear 42°
  18. 3 AM Mostly Clear 41°
  19. 4 AM Mostly Clear 40°
  20. 5 AM Mostly Clear 39°
  21. 6 AM Sunny 37°
  22. 7 AM Sunny 36°
  23. 8 AM Sunny 38°
  24. 9 AM Sunny 45°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Clear Clear42°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny40°66°
  3. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny37°63°
  4. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny37°64°
  5. TodayOct 26 Sunny Sunny36°69°
  6. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny42°72°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny41°67°
  8. ThuOct 29 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny70°
  9. FriOct 30 Cloudy Cloudy47°74°
  10. SatOct 31 Sunny Sunny50°73°

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

Forecast

  • MonGood (40)
  • TueGood (40)
  • WedGood (48)

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

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:42 AM
Sunset 6:36 PM
Daylight 10 h 54 min (−2 min 6 s tomorrow)
Full Moon · 100% lit
Moonrise 6:34 PM Moonset 8:12 AM
Full moon Nov 24 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low68° / 41°
Yesterday62° / 40°
Month to date5.52 in (normal 3.15 in)

North Wilkesboro, records since 1955. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in RNK, issued 2 hrs ago

What Has Changed

Updated AVN forecasts. Fog coverage in the New River and James River Valleys is a little greater this morning compared to over the weekend. May take until 9-10AM to burn off.

No significant changes to the forecast. Guidance maintains dry forecast through the week in spite of some periodic cloud cover.

Key Messages

1) Dry weather through the week.

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1: Dry weather through the week.

Persistent High pressure surface and aloft will promote dry conditions through the week. Strong radiational cooling conditions will exist at night so temperatures will have some large swings with lows in the 30s/40s and highs in the 60s/70s.

The upper flow is progged to get to be more zonal by midweek with continued sfc ridging so morning lows will be higher with generally 40s in the mountains and mid 40s to low 50s in the piedmont. Mid/upper moisture will also be on the increase, so there is opportunity for more cloud cover by Wednesday...but nothing available for precip production.

The next chance for precipitation should come by next Sunday with a possible upper shortwave and increased moisture field. For now most locations should be dry for Halloween festivities on Saturday/Saturday night with pleasant temperatures in the 60s near sunset.

Aviation

Dense fog in the mountain valleys this morning. Expected to dissipate between 13-14Z.

Aside from the fog, VFR conditions expected through the 24 hour valid TAF period. Mostly clear skies are progged mid-morning and through the afternoon...winds light and variable. Will have typical morning mountain valley fog for a few hours prior to daybreak again Tuesday morning.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK...

VFR conditions will likely continue through the week. A layer of high cloud is expected to cross the region Wednesday with cloud bases AOA 20kft. The next best chance of any precipitation may not be until Sunday Nov 1st associated with next best chance for widespread sub-VFR. Still looking at daily early morning impacts from river fog through the week with temporary impacts to vsbys for mainly mountain valley terminals such as KLWB and KBCB.

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