Plan 5 days Air + smoke Radar Outdoor planning 1 2
Now
Temperature Rain Humidity Gusts 86° 3 PM 82° 6 PM 68° 10 PM 67° 11 PM 65° 1 AM 63° 4 AM 61° 6 AM 61° 7 AM 73° 11 AM 82° 2 PM
51% 55% 88% 92% 95% 98% 100% 100% 78% 57%
8 mph 8 mph 8 mph 7 mph 6 mph 5 mph 3 mph 2 mph 3 mph 2 mph 2 mph 3 mph 3 mph 3 mph 3 mph 5 mph 5 mph 5 mph 6 mph 7 mph 8 mph 10 mph 13 mph 15 mph
Thu 3:00 PM 86° Sunny 2% rain 51% humidity Gusts 8 mph Thu 4:00 PM 86° Sunny 2% rain 50% humidity Gusts 8 mph Thu 5:00 PM 85° Sunny 2% rain 51% humidity Gusts 8 mph Thu 6:00 PM 82° Clear 1% rain 55% humidity Gusts 7 mph Thu 7:00 PM 77° Mostly Clear 1% rain 66% humidity Gusts 6 mph Thu 8:00 PM 72° Clear 1% rain 77% humidity Gusts 5 mph Thu 9:00 PM 70° Clear 1% rain 84% humidity Gusts 3 mph Thu 10:00 PM 68° Mostly Clear 1% rain 88% humidity Gusts 2 mph Thu 11:00 PM 67° Mostly Clear 0% rain 92% humidity Gusts 3 mph Fri 12:00 AM 66° Mostly Clear 0% rain 94% humidity Gusts 2 mph Fri 1:00 AM 65° Mostly Clear 0% rain 95% humidity Gusts 2 mph Fri 2:00 AM 64° Mostly Clear 0% rain 97% humidity Gusts 3 mph Fri 3:00 AM 63° Partly Cloudy 0% rain 97% humidity Gusts 3 mph Fri 4:00 AM 63° Partly Cloudy 0% rain 98% humidity Gusts 3 mph Fri 5:00 AM 62° Partly Cloudy 0% rain 100% humidity Gusts 3 mph Fri 6:00 AM 61° Mostly Sunny 0% rain 100% humidity Gusts 5 mph Fri 7:00 AM 61° Mostly Sunny 0% rain 100% humidity Gusts 5 mph Fri 8:00 AM 61° Mostly Sunny 0% rain 100% humidity Gusts 5 mph Fri 9:00 AM 63° Mostly Sunny 0% rain 99% humidity Gusts 6 mph Fri 10:00 AM 69° Mostly Sunny 0% rain 86% humidity Gusts 7 mph Fri 11:00 AM 73° Sunny 0% rain 78% humidity Gusts 8 mph Fri 12:00 PM 77° Sunny 0% rain 68% humidity Gusts 10 mph Fri 1:00 PM 80° Sunny 0% rain 61% humidity Gusts 13 mph Fri 2:00 PM 82° Sunny 0% rain 57% humidity Gusts 15 mph 1 Next best time outsideFri 6:00 AM–3:00 PM 2 hours outside within this window Temperatures outside your comfort range, light wind, rain unlikely. Watch for: air quality, heat stress, limited daylight. Not checked: UV. 2 Another good timeThu 3:15 PM–9:00 PM 2 hours outside within this window Temperatures outside your comfort range, light wind, rain unlikely. Watch for: thunder and lightning, air quality, heat stress, limited daylight. Not checked: UV.
A little farther out
The next five days
Today 86° 65°
Fri 83° 61°
Sat 61° 46°
Sun 58° 39°
Mon 63° 40°
Today Today looks fairly quiet.
Rain 2%
Humidity 50–97%
Wind 8 mph Fri Friday looks fairly quiet.
Rain 22%
Humidity 54–100%
Wind 21 mph Sat Saturday looks fairly quiet.
Rain 22%
Humidity 51–79%
Wind 23 mph Sun Sunday looks fairly quiet.
Rain 15%
Humidity 41–75%
Wind 17 mph Mon Monday looks fairly quiet.
Rain 15%
Humidity 55–95%
Wind 10 mph Today 86° / 65° Today looks fairly quiet. 2% rain · Humidity 50–97% · Wind 8 mph Fri 83° / 61° Friday looks fairly quiet. 22% rain · Humidity 54–100% · Wind 21 mph Sat 61° / 46° Saturday looks fairly quiet. 22% rain · Humidity 51–79% · Wind 23 mph Sun 58° / 39° Sunday looks fairly quiet. 15% rain · Humidity 41–75% · Wind 17 mph Mon 63° / 40° Monday looks fairly quiet. 15% rain · Humidity 55–95% · Wind 10 mph Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke 47 Good US AQI Good now, rising to Moderate by Today.
Now 47 Good fine particles Today 67 Moderate ozone Fri 12 PM 61 Moderate ozone Sat 12 PM 35 Good ozone Sky check
No plume detected overhead Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM Air near ground 47 · Good US AQI
Rain, in motion · Past four hours
St. Stephens radar
Ready when you are See what is moving toward St. Stephens. Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.
Radar animation for St. Stephens, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.
Outdoor fire check
Thinking about a backyard fire? Lower-concern hours fall overnight. No lower-concern three-hour stretch between 9 AM and 11 PM appears in this outlook.
Next 12 hours Choose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Now Use caution 4 PM Use caution 5 PM Use caution 6 PM Use caution 7 PM Use caution 8 PM Use caution 9 PM Use caution 10 PM Use caution 11 PM Lower concern 12 AM Lower concern 1 AM Lower concern 2 AM Lower concern Selected time Now Use caution Thunder is possible.
Humidity 51%
Wind 3 mph
Gusts 8 mph Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.
About these readings Sources and local limits Weather Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.
Air quality This reading describes Catawba County area, about 3 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.
Smoke Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.