Granite Falls, North Carolina

Local Time: 2:12 PM EST (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 35.8° N 81.5° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Depression Ida (North Atlantic) Invest 98 (North Atlantic) Tropical Cyclone Four (Arabian Sea)

Active Advisory: Flash Flood Watch (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Hickory, North Carolina (Airport)

Updated: 1:53 PM EST on November 10, 2009

57 °F

Rain Mist

Humidity:	96%
Dew Point:	56 °F
Wind:	8 mph from the NNE
Pressure:	30.14 in (Falling)
Visibility:	1.2 miles
UV:	1 out of 16
Clouds:	Mostly Cloudy 100 ft Mostly Cloudy 2000 ft Overcast 6000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1188 ft

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Flight Rule:	LIFR (KHKY)
Wind Speed:	7.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	20° (NNE)
Ceiling:	100 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Hickory	57 °F	Rain Mist	1:53 PM EST
	Morganton	57 °F	Light Rain	2:01 PM EST
	Statesville	55 °F	Rain	1:40 PM EST
	Lincolnton	This station is not reporting.

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

63 °F

40 °F

Record

86 °F (1996)

24 °F (1973)

Yesterday

66 °F

45 °F

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State Highs:
Ahoskie	73°F
New River MCAS	73°F
Kenansville	73°F
Elizabeth City	73°F
Jacksonville	73°F

State Lows:
Asheville	48°F
Franklin	48°F
Jefferson	50°F
Morganton	51°F
Roxboro	51°F

Astronomy

November 10, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:57 AM EST

5:21 PM EST

Civil Twilight

6:30 AM EST

5:48 PM EST

Nautical Twilight

5:59 AM EST

6:19 PM EST

Astronomical Twilight

5:29 AM EST

6:49 PM EST

Moon

12:23 AM EST

1:41 PM EST

Length Of Visible Light:

11h 18m

Length of Day

10h 24m

Tomorrow will be 1m 46s shorter.

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Granite Falls, NC

57 °F

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Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
58° F \| 49° F	56° F \| 38° F	61° F \| 40° F	63° F \| 43° F	65° F \| 43° F
Rain 100% chance of precipitation	Rain 70% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
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Nowcast as of 12:08 PM EST on November 10, 2009

Now

Widespread showers associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida will continue to move across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia this afternoon. Rainfall accumulations over the next several hours will be significant for some areas with amounts in excess of one inch possible...however most areas will receive no more than 1/4 of an inch through 3pm.

Forecast for Greater Caldwell

Updated: 1:19 PM EST on November 10, 2009
Flash Flood Watch in effect through Wednesday afternoon...
	This Afternoon Rain. Rain may be heavy at times. Near steady temperatures in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Rain. Rain may be heavy at times. Near steady temperatures in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
	Veterans Day Rain likely...mainly in the morning. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
	Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
	Thursday Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. North winds 10 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Thursday Night through Saturday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
	Sunday through Monday Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
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Air quality Forecast for Hickory

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Moderate		PM2.5
Current	Moderate		PM2.5
Tuesday	Moderate		PM2.5
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bears vs. 49ers	5:20 PM PST on November 12, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 56 °F
Bengals vs. Steelers	1:00 PM EST on November 15, 2009	Chance of Rain, 56 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Bobcats vs. Bulls	7:00 PM EST on November 10, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 47 °F
Rockets vs. Chippewas	8:00 PM EST on November 11, 2009	Clear, 40 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Puertollano vs. Villarreal	7:00 PM CET on November 10, 2009	Clear, High 73° F/ 23° C
Marbella vs. Atlético Madrid	7:00 PM CET on November 10, 2009	Scattered Clouds, High 64° F/ 18° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Ford 400	3:30 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Average High 78° F/ 25° C
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Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Windchill

Elevation

Updated

Type

Granite Falls, NC

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

57.1 °F

56 °F

98%

NW at 0.0 mph

30.19 in

0.05 in / hr

1200 ft

5:11 PM GST

Normal

I-40 Exit 116, Icard, NC

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

57.0 °F

56 °F

98%

NNE at 0.0 mph

30.12 in

0.00 in / hr

1195 ft

2:11 PM EST

Rapid Fire

Long View, Hickory, NC

Visit Website, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

57.4 °F

57 °F

97%

NNE at 4.0 mph

30.21 in

0.09 in / hr

1189 ft

2:04 PM EST

Normal

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Highland Ave, Lenoir, NC

Highland Ave, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

55.7 °F

54 °F

95%

SW at 4.0 mph

30.11 in

0.06 in / hr

1128 ft

2:08 PM EST

Normal

Website

Current Conditions, Valdese, NC

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56.2 °F

55 °F

96%

West at 0.0 mph

30.05 in

- / hr

1217 ft

2:11 PM EST

Normal

William Lenoir Middle School, Lenoir, NC

lenoirweather.com, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

56.0 °F

55 °F

96%

North at 2.0 mph

30.13 in

0.07 in / hr

1250 ft

2:01 PM EST

Normal

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BurkeWeather.com, Valdese, NC

BurkeWeather.com, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

56.3 °F

54 °F

92%

NNW at 0.0 mph

30.17 in

0.00 in / hr

1193 ft

2:11 PM EST

Rapid Fire

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Lenoir, Lenoir, NC

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56.3 °F

56 °F

97%

South at 0.0 mph

30.07 in

0.00 in / hr

1153 ft

2:00 PM EST

Normal

HADS YADKIN RIVER AT PETERSON NC, Patterson, NC

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

°F

North at mph

0.07 in / hr

1210 ft

12:45 PM EST

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HADS JACOB FORK CREEK AT RAMSEY NC, Casar, NC

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1103 ft

1:30 PM EST

MADIS

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Salem - Hopewell Community, Morganton, NC

Morganton, NC Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

55.4 °F

54 °F

95%

NE at 0.0 mph

30.16 in

0.04 in / hr

1233 ft

2:12 PM EST

Rapid Fire

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RAWS TAYLORSVILLE (LENOIR) NC, Hiddenite, NC

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

57 °F

99%

NNE at 2 mph

0.08 in / hr

1189 ft

1:04 PM EST

MADIS

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Darby, NC, Ferguson, NC

Critters Cove, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

54.7 °F

54 °F

98%

NNW at 3.0 mph

30.15 in

0.06 in / hr

1874 ft

2:12 PM EST

Rapid Fire

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Blue Ridge Foothills - N1PD, Newton, NC

Weather for Newton NC USA, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

57.4 °F

56 °F

94%

ENE at 1.2 mph

30.17 in

0.06 in / hr

1050 ft

2:12 PM EST

Rapid Fire

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Green Hill, Blowing Rock, NC

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

48.8 °F

48 °F

95%

NNE at 12.0 mph

30.18 in

- / hr

44 °F

3890 ft

2:07 PM EST

Normal

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Warnings and Notices

	Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 11:17 AM EST on November 10, 2009 ... Flash Flood Watch in effect through Wednesday afternoon... The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has expanded the * Flash Flood Watch to include portions of North Carolina and upstate South Carolina... including the following areas... in North Carolina... Alexander... Burke mountains... Caldwell mountains... Cabarrus... Catawba... Cleveland... Davie... eastern McDowell... greater Burke... greater Caldwell... greater Rutherford... Gaston... Iredell... Lincoln... McDowell Mountains... Mecklenburg... Rutherford mountains... Rowan and Union NC. In upstate South Carolina... Cherokee... Chester and York. * Through Wednesday afternoon * moisture associated with tropical cyclone Ida will continue to overspread the region into Wednesday producing copious amounts of rainfall... on the order of 2 to 4 inches. * The expected rainfall may cause flooding of small creeks... streams and rivers. Also... locations with poor drainage may flood... especially across urbanized areas. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.