Point Forecast: Forest City NC  35.34N 81.88W (Elev. 1001 ft)	Last Update: 2:54 pm EDT Aug 17, 2026

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Weather Elements Fire Weather Aviation Weather Temperature (°F) Dewpoint (°F) Heat Index (°F) Surface Wind  ktmphkm/hm/s Sky Cover (%) Precipitation Potential (%) Relative Humidity (%) Rain Thunder Fog Mixing Height  x100ftx100m Trans. Wind  ktmphkm/hm/s 20ft Wind  ktmphkm/hm/s Vent Rate (x1000 mph-ft) Pressure (in) Davis Stability Index Atmospheric Dispersion Index Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index Turner Stability Index Ceiling Height Visibility Thunder Potential

48-Hour Period Starting: 4pm Mon, Aug 17 20265pm Mon, Aug 17 20266pm Mon, Aug 17 20267pm Mon, Aug 17 20268pm Mon, Aug 17 20269pm Mon, Aug 17 202610pm Mon, Aug 17 202611pm Mon, Aug 17 202612am Tue, Aug 18 20261am Tue, Aug 18 20262am Tue, Aug 18 20263am Tue, Aug 18 20264am Tue, Aug 18 20265am Tue, Aug 18 20266am Tue, Aug 18 20267am Tue, Aug 18 20268am Tue, Aug 18 20269am Tue, Aug 18 202610am Tue, Aug 18 202611am Tue, Aug 18 202612pm Tue, Aug 18 20261pm Tue, Aug 18 20262pm Tue, Aug 18 20263pm Tue, Aug 18 20264pm Tue, Aug 18 20265pm Tue, Aug 18 20266pm Tue, Aug 18 20267pm Tue, Aug 18 20268pm Tue, Aug 18 20269pm Tue, Aug 18 202610pm Tue, Aug 18 202611pm Tue, Aug 18 202612am Wed, Aug 19 20261am Wed, Aug 19 20262am Wed, Aug 19 20263am Wed, Aug 19 20264am Wed, Aug 19 20265am Wed, Aug 19 20266am Wed, Aug 19 20267am Wed, Aug 19 20268am Wed, Aug 19 20269am Wed, Aug 19 202610am Wed, Aug 19 202611am Wed, Aug 19 202612pm Wed, Aug 19 20261pm Wed, Aug 19 20262pm Wed, Aug 19 20263pm Wed, Aug 19 20264pm Wed, Aug 19 20265pm Wed, Aug 19 20266pm Wed, Aug 19 20267pm Wed, Aug 19 20268pm Wed, Aug 19 20269pm Wed, Aug 19 202610pm Wed, Aug 19 202611pm Wed, Aug 19 202612am Thu, Aug 20 20261am Thu, Aug 20 20262am Thu, Aug 20 20263am Thu, Aug 20 20264am Thu, Aug 20 20265am Thu, Aug 20 20266am Thu, Aug 20 20267am Thu, Aug 20 20268am Thu, Aug 20 20269am Thu, Aug 20 202610am Thu, Aug 20 202611am Thu, Aug 20 202612pm Thu, Aug 20 20261pm Thu, Aug 20 20262pm Thu, Aug 20 20263pm Thu, Aug 20 20264pm Thu, Aug 20 20265pm Thu, Aug 20 20266pm Thu, Aug 20 20267pm Thu, Aug 20 20268pm Thu, Aug 20 20269pm Thu, Aug 20 202610pm Thu, Aug 20 202611pm Thu, Aug 20 202612am Fri, Aug 21 20261am Fri, Aug 21 20262am Fri, Aug 21 20263am Fri, Aug 21 20264am Fri, Aug 21 20265am Fri, Aug 21 20266am Fri, Aug 21 20267am Fri, Aug 21 20268am Fri, Aug 21 20269am Fri, Aug 21 202610am Fri, Aug 21 202611am Fri, Aug 21 202612pm Fri, Aug 21 20261pm Fri, Aug 21 20262pm Fri, Aug 21 20263pm Fri, Aug 21 20264pm Fri, Aug 21 20265pm Fri, Aug 21 20266pm Fri, Aug 21 20267pm Fri, Aug 21 20268pm Fri, Aug 21 20269pm Fri, Aug 21 202610pm Fri, Aug 21 202611pm Fri, Aug 21 202612am Sat, Aug 22 20261am Sat, Aug 22 20262am Sat, Aug 22 20263am Sat, Aug 22 2026

Date	08/17								08/18
Hour (EDT)	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15
Temperature (°F)	94	93	91	89	84	81	79	78	77	76	76	75	74	74	73	73	74	77	82	85	87	89	90	91
Dewpoint (°F)	71	70	71	71	72	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	72	73	73	73	72	72	71
Heat Index (°F)	102	100	98	95	90	85	83	78	77	77	76	75						77	87	91	94	96	97	97
Surface Wind (mph)	5	5	5	8	6	5	3	5	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2
Wind Dir	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
Gust
Sky Cover (%)	23	30	52	58	68	75	64	57	39	47	60	38	40	39	37	27	25	18	10	12	5	14	13	14
Precipitation Potential (%)	2	5	28	28	28	19	18	5	4	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Relative Humidity (%)	47	48	51	56	66	73	78	79	81	82	83	84	87	87	88	89	89	83	73	68	62	57	55	52
Rain	--	--	Chc	Chc	Chc	SChc	SChc	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Thunder	--	--	Chc	Chc	Chc	SChc	SChc	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Date									08/19
Hour (EDT)	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15
Temperature (°F)	91	90	89	87	83	80	78	76	75	74	73	73	72	71	70	70	72	75	79	84	86	88	90	91
Dewpoint (°F)	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	66	66	67	69	69	70	70	70	70
Heat Index (°F)	97	95	93	91	86	82	78	77	75									75	82	88	90	93	95	97
Surface Wind (mph)	3	2	3	3	5	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Wind Dir	NW	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NE	N	W	SW	SW
Gust
Sky Cover (%)	17	21	17	15	13	10	11	14	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	22	23	18	12	7	6	4	3	4
Precipitation Potential (%)	3	3	2	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Relative Humidity (%)	49	49	51	55	61	67	71	74	76	77	78	79	81	83	84	86	83	76	70	62	59	56	53	49
Rain	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Thunder	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

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