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Charlotte, North Carolina weather

United States · America/New_York · 35.23, -80.84

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Charlotte, NC Weather Today

Current conditions, hourly and 7 day forecast, official severe weather alerts, and air quality for Charlotte, North Carolina. Every section shows where the data came from and when it was last checked.

Your briefing

Charlotte, North Carolina

Right now
No official warning for this location. 74° and partly cloudy.Observed
Next few hours
Dry for the next three hours. Light rain expected later, around 10:00 AM.Forecast
Your day
  • Take an umbrella.Our reading
  • Best outdoor window: 6 AM to 9 AM.Our reading

What happens next

  1. NowPartly cloudyObserved
  2. NextLight rain expected around 10:00 AM.Forecast

Official warnings for this location come from NOAA / National Weather Service. Lines marked Our reading are WeatherSignal’s reading of the measurements and forecast, not an official statement.

Charlotte, North Carolina

74°

Partly cloudy

Feels like 74° · High 74° · Low 54°

Partly cloudy sky here right now. Nothing falling.

Mild and partly cloudy early this morning. 74° right now. Today's high is 74°.

  • Sunrise 2:00 AM
  • Today's high 74°
  • Rain next 6 hrs 0%

Next few hours

  1. Now

    74°

    —

  2. 9 PM

    74°

    —

  3. 10 PM

    74°

    —

  4. 11 PM

    71°

    —

  5. 12 AM

    68°

    —

Rain chance
0%
Wind
10 mph SW
Humidity
67%
Air quality
78 Moderate
2:00 AM 2:00 PM Dew point 62° Cloud cover 55%

Source updated: 1:02:33 AM · WeatherSignal checked: 1:02:33 AM

Source: Open-Meteo (national weather-service models)

What matters today

Six quick answers for Charlotte. Tap Why? on any of them to see the reasoning.

Umbrella

Nah (Good)

Best time

3 AM (Good)

Dog walk

11 PM (Good)

Car wash

Wait (Not good)

Cookout

Green light (Good)

Windows

Roll 'em down (Good)

Today's Signal

Excellent day

90/100

Nothing in today's weather is really working against you.

Today is about 7° warmer than the rest of the week.

See exactly how this number was worked out

Every location starts at 100. Points come off for heat, cold, rain, wind, UV, humidity, poor visibility, and any official alert. Nothing is ever added back.

  • Starting score100
  • Visibility 0.0 mi-10
  • Final Signal90
Full methodology

Next 12 hours

Steady conditions, but the temperature swings about 20° across the next 12 hours.

  • 9 PMWarmest stretch · 74°
  • 2 AMSunrise
  • 8 AMCoolest stretch · 54°
74°74°71°68°65°64°63°61°60°59°56°54°
  1. 9 PM—74 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  2. 10 PM—74 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  3. 11 PM—71 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  4. 12 AM—68 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  5. 1 AM—65 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  6. 2 AM—64 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  7. 3 AM—63 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  8. 4 AM—61 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  9. 5 AM—60 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  10. 6 AM—59 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  11. 7 AM—56 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  12. 8 AM—54 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain

The line is temperature by hour. The number under each hour is the chance of rain. Scroll sideways for the full 12 hours.

Next change

It keeps cooling down overnight

Temperatures fall from about 74° to 54° over the next 12 hours. There is no meaningful rain signal in the next several hours.

WeatherSignal NOW: Charlotte, North Carolina

One number for everything happening around you, from 0 to 100.

Keep me safe

94

NORMAL

Nothing here needs your attention right now.

Tap any line to see exactly what added or subtracted points. Every rule is published on our methodology page. This is an informational signal, not a safety rating: official warnings always come first.

What this means

Generated from the forecast values above using fixed rules: not an AI guess.

  • No significant precipitation is expected in the next 24 hours.

Next 24 hours

Will it rain during your commute? When does the storm arrive?

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Hourly forecast for the next 24 hours
TimeConditionTempFeelsPrecip %AmountWindHumidity
9 PMPartly cloudy74°74°0%0.00″10 SW67%
10 PMMainly clear74°74°0%0.00″11 WSW67%
11 PMPartly cloudy71°71°0%0.00″10 NW79%
12 AMPartly cloudy68°68°0%0.00″12 N83%
1 AMPartly cloudy65°65°0%0.00″11 N83%
2 AMOvercast64°64°0%0.00″12 N76%
3 AMOvercast63°63°0%0.00″12 N68%
4 AMOvercast61°61°0%0.00″13 N70%
5 AMOvercast60°60°0%0.00″13 N69%
6 AMLight rain59°59°0%0.02″13 N68%
7 AMLight rain56°53°0%0.02″15 N75%
8 AMLight rain54°51°0%0.01″14 N81%
9 AMOvercast54°51°0%0.00″13 N78%
10 AMOvercast56°53°0%0.00″10 N77%
11 AMMainly clear58°55°0%0.00″12 N69%
12 PMPartly cloudy61°61°0%0.00″15 NNE58%
1 PMLight rain62°62°0%0.00″16 N56%
2 PMMainly clear62°62°0%0.00″16 N54%
3 PMMainly clear63°63°0%0.00″15 N49%
4 PMMainly clear63°63°0%0.00″15 N45%
5 PMClear sky62°62°0%0.00″15 N45%
6 PMClear sky60°60°0%0.00″14 N45%
7 PMClear sky57°54°0%0.00″13 N46%
8 PMClear sky56°52°0%0.00″13 N46%

7-day forecast

Confidence decreases the further out you look.

  • Today

    Light rain

    74° / 54°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.06″
    Wind:
    16 mph
    UV:
    5.1
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM
  • Sun, Oct 18

    Clear sky

    60° / 45°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    13 mph
    UV:
    5.4
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM
  • Mon, Oct 19

    Clear sky

    63° / 43°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    10 mph
    UV:
    0.1
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM
  • Tue, Oct 20

    Clear sky

    71° / 50°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    10 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM
  • Wed, Oct 21

    Clear sky

    70° / 52°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    8 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM

    Lower confidence: long-range outlook, not a certainty.

  • Thu, Oct 22

    Clear sky

    69° / 49°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    8 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM

    Lower confidence: long-range outlook, not a certainty.

  • Fri, Oct 23

    Clear sky

    70° / 49°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    8 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM

    Lower confidence: long-range outlook, not a certainty.

Forecasts describe likely conditions, not guaranteed outcomes. Official warnings from your national weather service always take precedence over anything shown here.

Air quality

US EPA AQI · Moderate

AQI
78

Moderate

Primary
Ozone

Highest measured pollutant

PM2.5
6.4µg/m³
PM10
6.4µg/m³
Ozone
91.0µg/m³
Dust
0.0µg/m³

Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening intense outdoor activity.

Air-quality guidance comes from the published category definitions of the source scale. WeatherSignal does not provide medical advice.

Source updated: not provided · WeatherSignal checked: 1:02:33 AM

Source: Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS / US EPA scale)

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