As of 08:51 EDT

Weather in McDonald, NC

46°Current weather

McDonald, Tuesday, 20 October, 08:51

Clear. Feels like 45°. High 74°, low 44°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind3.4 mph N
Humidity71%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point37°

Monthly outlook for McDonald, NC: average high 67.9°, average low 49.6°. That is 0.7° below the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 1 day (about 0.5 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.6 inches. The warmest day looks like 27 October (76.6°), the coolest 29 October (42.9°).

67.9°/49.6°
Average high / low
−0.7°
Below normal
1 / 4
Wet days / normal
0.5 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
20 October – 29 October69.2°69.8°-0.3°
30 October – 8 November65.9°67.3°-0.8°
9 November – 18 Novemberat normal63.3°—

October records over 66 years

96.8°3 October 2019All-time high
31.3°27 October 1962All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Prospect (13 mi).

Wed, 2172° / 48°0Clear
72 °Clear

McDonald, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 72°, low 48°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind8.5 mph N
Humidity48%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point46°
Thu, 2272° / 46°0Clear
72 °Clear

McDonald, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 72°, low 46°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind4 mph N
Humidity47%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point46°
Fri, 2367° / 49°0Clear
67 °Clear

McDonald, Friday, 23 October

Clear. High 67°, low 49°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind9.9 mph NE
Humidity56%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point48°
Sat, 2464° / 45°0Clear
64 °Clear

McDonald, Saturday, 24 October

Clear. High 64°, low 45°.

Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind11.8 mph NE
Humidity50%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Sun, 2568° / 49°0Clear
68 °Clear

McDonald, Sunday, 25 October

Clear. High 68°, low 49°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind11.3 mph NE
Humidity52%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Mon, 2674° / 52°0Clear
74 °Clear

McDonald, Monday, 26 October

Clear. High 74°, low 52°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind6.9 mph NE
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Tue, 2777° / 56°0Overcast
77 °Overcast

McDonald, Tuesday, 27 October

Overcast. High 77°, low 56°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind7.9 mph W
Humidity40%
Visibility—
Dew point48°
Wed, 2863° / 50°0Overcast
63 °Overcast

McDonald, Wednesday, 28 October

Overcast. High 63°, low 50°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind18.2 mph N
Humidity65%
Visibility—
Dew point48°
Thu, 2962° / 43°0Partly cloudy
62 °Partly cloudy

McDonald, Thursday, 29 October

Partly cloudy. High 62°, low 43°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind8.9 mph NE
Humidity31%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
Fri, 3069° / 46°0Partly cloudy
69 °Partly cloudy

McDonald, Friday, 30 October

Partly cloudy. High 69°, low 46°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind5.7 mph SE
Humidity31%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Sat, 3173° / 58°0.01Light rain
73 °Light rain

McDonald, Saturday, 31 October

Light rain. High 73°, low 58°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind4.9 mph NE
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Sun, 0168° / 59°0.01Light rain
68 °Light rain

McDonald, Sunday, 1 November

Light rain. High 68°, low 59°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind10.4 mph NE
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Mon, 0267° / 53°0Overcast
67 °Overcast

McDonald, Monday, 2 November

Overcast. High 67°, low 53°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind8.8 mph SE
Humidity46%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
Tue, 0357° / 51°0.5Rain
57 °Rain

McDonald, Tuesday, 3 November

Rain. High 57°, low 51°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind10.6 mph NW
Humidity95%
Visibility—
Dew point55°
Wed, 0461° / 47°0Overcast
61 °Overcast

McDonald, Wednesday, 4 November

Overcast. High 61°, low 47°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind12.4 mph NW
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Thu, 0566° / 50°0.06Climate normal
66 °Climate normal

McDonald, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high66°
Average low50°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high81° (1961)
Record low33° (2006)
Fri, 0666° / 49°0.04Climate normal
66 °Climate normal

McDonald, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high66°
Average low49°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high80° (2022)
Record low33° (1976)
Sat, 0766° / 49°0.06Climate normal
66 °Climate normal

McDonald, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high66°
Average low49°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high81° (2022)
Record low32° (1967)
Sun, 0865° / 47°0.08Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

McDonald, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high80° (1986)
Record low29° (1967)
Mon, 0965° / 47°0.07Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

McDonald, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high80° (2005)
Record low27° (1976)
Tue, 1066° / 48°0.11Climate normal
66 °Climate normal

McDonald, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high66°
Average low48°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high78° (1975)
Record low32° (1995)
Wed, 1165° / 47°0.15Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

McDonald, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.15 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high80° (2022)
Record low31° (2025)
Thu, 1263° / 47°0.23Climate normal
63 °Climate normal

McDonald, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high63°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.23 in
Chance of precipitation35%
Record high76° (2020)
Record low31° (1996)
Fri, 1362° / 44°0.09Climate normal
62 °Climate normal

McDonald, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high62°
Average low44°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high77° (1989)
Record low27° (2019)
Sat, 1461° / 44°0.09Climate normal
61 °Climate normal

McDonald, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high61°
Average low44°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high76° (1993)
Record low27° (2013)
Sun, 1562° / 45°0.13Climate normal
62 °Climate normal

McDonald, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high62°
Average low45°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high80° (1993)
Record low29° (1969)
Mon, 1663° / 45°0.06Climate normal
63 °Climate normal

McDonald, Monday, 16 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high63°
Average low45°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high79° (2011)
Record low28° (1995)
Tue, 1762° / 45°0.06Climate normal
62 °Climate normal

McDonald, Tuesday, 17 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high62°
Average low45°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high77° (1987)
Record low30° (1992)
Wed, 1863° / 44°0.04Climate normal
63 °Climate normal

McDonald, Wednesday, 18 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high63°
Average low44°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high77° (2013)
Record low28° (1997)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for McDonald, NC are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in McDonald, NC since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.