Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lincolnton, Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ)

Lat: 35.48°NLon: 81.16°WElev: 876ft.

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.08 in
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Oct 8:35 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Stanley NC

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. South wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 72 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 44. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. South wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 44. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
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Point Forecast:
Stanley NC
 35.36°N 81.1°W (Elev. 823 ft)
6:28 am EDT Oct 18, 2025
8am EDT Oct 18, 2025-6pm EDT Oct 24, 2025
 
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