Severe Thunderstorms for Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Typhoon Approaching Guam

A cold front will sweep eastward today accompanied by strong to severe thunderstorms for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. In the wake of this cold front, autumn like temperatures and gusty winds from the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes to most of the eastern seaboard. Fire weather conditions for lower Mississippi Valley into portions of California. For Guam, a typhoon is approaching. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lincolnton, Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ)

Lat: 35.48°NLon: 81.16°WElev: 876ft.

Fair

65°F

18°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Oct 9:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Stanley NC

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers before midnight, then a slight chance of showers after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers between 10am and 11am.  Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers before midnight, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers between 10am and 11am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Stanley NC
 35.36°N 81.1°W (Elev. 823 ft)
6:53 am EDT Oct 16, 2026
9am EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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