Outdoor conditions in

Valdese

North Carolina
Now
  1. 86°Sunny2% rain51% humidityGusts 7 mph
  2. 87°Sunny2% rain50% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 85°Sunny1% rain52% humidityGusts 8 mph
  4. 82°Clear1% rain58% humidityGusts 7 mph
  5. 77°Clear1% rain69% humidityGusts 5 mph
  6. 72°Mostly Clear2% rain82% humidityGusts 5 mph
  7. 70°Mostly Clear1% rain89% humidityGusts 2 mph
  8. 69°Mostly Clear1% rain92% humidityGusts 2 mph
  9. 67°Mostly Clear0% rain96% humidityGusts 2 mph
  10. 66°Mostly Clear0% rain97% humidityGusts 1 mph
  11. 65°Mostly Clear0% rain100% humidityGusts 1 mph
  12. 64°Mostly Clear1% rain100% humidityGusts 1 mph
  13. 63°Partly Cloudy1% rain100% humidityGusts 1 mph
  14. 63°Partly Cloudy0% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
  15. 62°Partly Cloudy0% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
  16. 62°Mostly Sunny0% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
  17. 61°Mostly Sunny0% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
  18. 61°Mostly Sunny0% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
  19. 64°Mostly Sunny0% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  20. 69°Sunny0% rain88% humidityGusts 5 mph
  21. 74°Sunny0% rain76% humidityGusts 6 mph
  22. 79°Sunny0% rain65% humidityGusts 8 mph
  23. 82°Sunny0% rain58% humidityGusts 10 mph
  24. 84°Sunny0% rain55% humidityGusts 13 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Humidity
50–100%
Wind
8 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
17%
Humidity
53–100%
Wind
25 mph
Sat

Saturday looks breezy.

Rain
17%
Humidity
55–82%
Wind
25 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
46–79%
Wind
14 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
59–99%
Wind
7 mph
  1. 87° / 64°Today looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Humidity 50–100% · Wind 8 mph
  2. 84° / 61°Friday looks breezy.17% rain · Humidity 53–100% · Wind 25 mph
  3. 61° / 46°Saturday looks breezy.17% rain · Humidity 55–82% · Wind 25 mph
  4. 58° / 39°Sunday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 46–79% · Wind 14 mph
  5. 64° / 40°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 59–99% · Wind 7 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Caldwell County area · Updated Thu 2:25 PM
34GoodUS AQI

Good now, rising to Moderate by Today.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground34 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Valdese radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Valdese.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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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 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
51%
Wind
2 mph
Gusts
7 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 readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Caldwell County area, about 14 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.

This page represents Valdese, NC, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.