In Burke County, officials received about 20 calls for illegal burns over the weekend.
Morganton, NC
Right Now
76°
Sunny
- Humidity: 68%
- Feels Like: 76°
- Heat Index: 76°
- Wind: 7 mph
- Wind Chill: 76°
- UV Index: 7 High
- Sunrise: 07:08:38 AM
- Sunset: 07:51:28 PM
- Dew Point: 65°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Sunny to partly cloudy. Near record high temperatures. High 87F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 64F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow
Intervals of clouds and sunshine. Near record high temperatures. High 86F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph.
Day
Temp
Fri
Fri
Friday
87°/64°
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the mid 60s.
Chance of Rain: 1%
Sunrise: 07:08:38 AM
Sunset: 07:51:28 PM
Humidity: 53%
Wind: SSW @ 9 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Friday Night
Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 64F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Sat
Sat
Saturday
86°/65°
Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s.
Chance of Rain: 8%
Sunrise: 07:07:13 AM
Sunset: 07:52:17 PM
Humidity: 60%
Wind: SSW @ 12 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy skies. Low near 65F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Sun
Sun
Sunday
76°/60°
Cloudy with late day rain. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the low 60s.
Chance of Rain: 89%
Sunrise: 07:05:48 AM
Sunset: 07:53:06 PM
Humidity: 64%
Wind: SW @ 13 mph
UV Index: 5 Moderate
Sunday Night
Rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers late. Low around 60F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near a half an inch.
Mon
Mon
Monday
67°/41°
Showers. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the low 40s.
Chance of Rain: 57%
Sunrise: 07:04:24 AM
Sunset: 07:53:55 PM
Humidity: 77%
Wind: W @ 7 mph
UV Index: 5 Moderate
Monday Night
A few clouds from time to time. Low 41F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tue
Tue
Tuesday
61°/32°
Sunshine. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 30s.
Chance of Rain: 1%
Sunrise: 07:03 AM
Sunset: 07:54:44 PM
Humidity: 36%
Wind: NW @ 8 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Tuesday Night
A mostly clear sky. Low 32F. Winds light and variable.
Wed
Wed
Wednesday
62°/40°
Mainly sunny. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s.
Chance of Rain: 2%
Sunrise: 07:01:37 AM
Sunset: 07:55:33 PM
Humidity: 40%
Wind: ESE @ 4 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Wednesday Night
Generally fair. Low near 40F. Winds light and variable.
Thu
Thu
Thursday
68°/47°
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the upper 40s.
Chance of Rain: 18%
Sunrise: 07:00:14 AM
Sunset: 07:56:22 PM
Humidity: 50%
Wind: SSW @ 6 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Thursday Night
Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 47F. Winds light and variable.
Meteorologists and former National Weather Service leaders say reducing vital weather balloon launches will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in.
The deadliest tornado in recorded U.S. history occurred 100 years ago. The Tri-State Tornado touched down in southeastern Missouri on March 18, 1925.
The most fatalities as of Saturday morning were in Missouri, authorities said, with at least 12 deaths.
The Burke County ban includes cooking fires with grills and smokers.
“If you have to travel this morning, just use extra caution."
Have you seen snow today?
Models have been predicting less snow over the last few days.
This winter, with record snow in New Orleans and drought and destructive wildfires in Southern California, has not been normal.
Punxsutawney Phil’s team of top-hatted associates says he has seen his shadow and is predicting six more weeks of wintry weather.
“I've seen what hurricanes can do, but not like this. I mean, I turned onto this road and just started to cry.â€Â
"One thing is for certain, it’s going to be very cold for that period, Monday through Wednesday next week," said Meteorologist Chris Horne.
 Firefighters scrambled to make further progress against wildfires that have killed 16 people in the Los Angeles area as forecasters again warned of dangerous weather this week.