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Weather in Morganton, NC · National Weather Service + NOAA

Weather in Morganton

Morganton has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 62° and a normal night drops to 36°.

Winter 53°/30°Spring 71°/45°Summer 87°/64°Fall 71°/47°
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Sunrise 6:50 am · sunset 5:30 pm

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A normal year

Where today sits in Morganton’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
53° / 30°
1 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
71° / 45°
Last frost around Apr 7
Summer
87° / 64°
35 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
71° / 47°
First frost around Oct 28
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 28). Last frost next spring: Apr 7
Best months to be outside
AprMaySepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Morganton get?About 5 inches a winter.When is it wettest?August, with 4.8 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.9° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Morganton itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Morganton, NC (2 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.