Severe Thunderstorm Watch 11:00 PM

Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States

Last updated: 10:37 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 28°
Overcast
▲ 28°  /  ▼ 22°
Wind
6 mph SW
Humidity
74%
Dew Point
21°
Pressure
28.57 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
89%
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Wilkes County is currently overcast at 26°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 90% around 9 AM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1210 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:23AM · Sunset: 8:38PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 11:00 PM
43 AQI · Good Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
48%
12 AM
26°
52%
1 AM
25°
59%
2 AM
24°
65%
3 AM
24°
73%
4 AM
23°
74%
5 AM
22°
75%
6 AM
22°
71%
7 AM
22°
76%
8 AM
22°
81%
9 AM
22°
90%
10 AM
23°
90%
11 AM
23°
90%
12 PM
23°
90%
1 PM
24°
85%
2 PM
24°
85%
3 PM
24°
86%
4 PM
25°
73%
5 PM
26°
73%
6 PM
25°
86%
7 PM
24°
86%
8 PM
24°
86%
9 PM
23°
81%
10 PM
23°
81%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
28° 22°
Overcast with a 48% chance of rain.
Wed
28° 22°
Mostly Cloudy with a 90% chance of rain.
Thu
27° 18°
Partly Cloudy with a 64% chance of rain.
Fri
23° 17°
Mostly Cloudy with a 73% chance of rain.
Sat
25° 17°
Rain, 90% chance.
Sun
32° 17°
Rain, 64% chance.
Mon
34° 20°
Rain, 64% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Overcast 48% 6 mph SW 74%
12 AM 26° Overcast 52% 8 mph SW 74%
1 AM 25° Overcast 59% 8 mph SW 76%
2 AM 24° Overcast 65% 7 mph SW 79%
3 AM 24° Overcast 73% 6 mph SW 84%
4 AM 23° Overcast 74% 6 mph WSW 89%
5 AM 22° Overcast 75% 6 mph WSW 91%
6 AM 22° Overcast 71% 5 mph WSW 91%
7 AM 22° Rain 76% 6 mph SW 92%
8 AM 22° Overcast 81% 6 mph SW 90%
9 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 90% 6 mph WSW 87%
10 AM 23° Heavy Rain 90% 6 mph WSW 83%
11 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 90% 6 mph SW 83%
12 PM 23° Mostly Cloudy 90% 6 mph SW 85%
1 PM 24° Mostly Cloudy 85% 7 mph SW 86%
2 PM 24° Mostly Cloudy 85% 6 mph SW 86%
3 PM 24° Partly Cloudy 86% 5 mph SW 84%
4 PM 25° Heavy Rain 73% 5 mph SW 82%
5 PM 26° Heavy Rain 73% 5 mph SW 83%
6 PM 25° Rain 86% 5 mph SW 86%
7 PM 24° Rain 86% 5 mph SW 89%
8 PM 24° Rain 86% 4 mph SW 90%
9 PM 23° Overcast 81% 4 mph SW 92%
10 PM 23° Overcast 81% 4 mph WSW 93%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/21
Overcast
48%
22°
28°
Wed
7/22
Mostly Cloudy
90%
22°
28°
Thu
7/23
Partly Cloudy
64%
18°
27°
Fri
7/24
Mostly Cloudy
73%
17°
23°
Sat
7/25
Rain
90%
17°
25°
Sun
7/26
Rain
64%
17°
32°
Mon
7/27
Rain
64%
20°
34°
Tue
7/28
Drizzle
63%
20°
36°
Wed
7/29
Drizzle
44%
18°
33°
Thu
7/30
Drizzle
44%
18°
31°
Fri
7/31
Drizzle
60%
17°
32°
Sat
8/1
Drizzle
60%
17°
31°
Sun
8/2
Drizzle
60%
18°
29°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
60%
18°
31°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
60%
19°
31°
43
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
43 AQI 7.9 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
33 AQI 36 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 43 Good 33 43
Thu 38 Good 28 38
Fri 37 Good 23 37
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Wed Jul 22, 02:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE748 J/kg
MLCAPE982 J/kg
MUCAPE1230 J/kg
SBCIN-64 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.7
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear34 kt
0–1 km Shear26 kt
Eff. Shear36 kt
0–1 km SRH-19
0–3 km SRH-23
Eff. SRH-23
Storm Motion234° @ 39 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index35.5
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.15 in
0–3 km LR5.4 °C/km
700–500 LR5.8 °C/km
Total Totals47.1
LCL908 hPa
LFC722 hPa
EL169 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,046 ft