Marion, North Carolina

Local Time: 9:57 PM EDT on July 06, 2009 (GMT -04) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 35.7° N 82.0° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Blanca (East Pacific) Invest 94 (East Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Silver Creek Observatory, Morganton, North Carolina (PWS)

Updated: 9:57 PM EDT on July 06, 2009

70.8 °F

Overcast

Humidity:	93%
Dew Point:	69 °F
Wind:	Calm
Wind Gust:	0.0 mph
Pressure:	29.84 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 7000 ft Mostly Cloudy 9000 ft Overcast 11000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1109 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KFQD)
Wind Speed:	0.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	44° (NE)
Ceiling:	9000 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Rutherfordton	79 °F	Overcast	9:20 PM EDT
	Morganton	72 °F	Scattered Clouds	9:39 PM EDT
	Asheville	72 °F	Overcast	9:54 PM EDT
	Hickory	70 °F	Mostly Cloudy	9:53 PM EDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KAVL)

83 °F

62 °F

Record (KAVL)

93 °F (1993)

51 °F (1933)

Yesterday

79 °F

64 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 7

Detailed History and Climate (KFQD)

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Whiteville	87°F
Wilmington	87°F
Lumberton	87°F
Elizabethtown	86°F
Rockingham	86°F

State Lows:
Boone	62°F
Oxford	63°F
Franklin	64°F
Roxboro	64°F
Winston-Salem	66°F

Astronomy

July 6, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:18 AM EDT

8:47 PM EDT

Civil Twilight

5:48 AM EDT

9:16 PM EDT

Nautical Twilight

5:11 AM EDT

9:53 PM EDT

Astronomical Twilight

4:31 AM EDT

10:34 PM EDT

Moon

8:34 PM EDT (7/6)

5:24 AM EDT (7/6)

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 28m

Length of Day

14h 28m

Tomorrow will be 0m 47s shorter.

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Marion, NC

70.8 °F

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 28737

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Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
83° F \| 59° F	86° F \| 63° F	86° F \| 63° F	88° F \| 65° F	88° F \| 70° F
Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Warmer than today.

Nowcast as of 7:49 PM EDT on July 6, 2009

Now

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue moving southeast across upstate South Carolina until around 10 PM. Where storms do occur...expect gusty winds...periods of heavy rain and occasional lightning.

Forecast for Eastern McDowell

Updated: 9:30 PM EDT on July 6, 2009

No Active Advisories (US Severe Weather)

Rest of Tonight

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds around 5 mph.

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Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds around 5 mph...becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds...becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.

Thursday through Saturday Night

Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Lows in the upper 60s.

Sunday through Monday

Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

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Earthquake Activity

City:	Distance to Epicenter:	Magnitude:	Date:
Peterstown, WV	136 miles	2.8	8:24 AM EDT 2009-07-04
Minimum magnitude displayed is 2.5. For more information, visit USGS.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Braves vs. Cubs	6:05 PM CDT on July 06, 2009	Clear, 76 °F
Royals vs. Tigers	7:05 PM EDT on July 06, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 71° F/ 22° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 76 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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