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Salisbury, NC weather

It is 41°F and clear at Rowan County Airport as of Oct 28, 4:55 AM EDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 45°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 2:23 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 5:23 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

41°F

Clear

Wind

Calm

Humidity 97% · dew point 40°F

Pressure · visibility

30.34 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Rowan County Airport (KRUQ), Oct 28, 4:55 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Salisbury forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS GSP forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the GSP office near Salisbury.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. North Carolina has 14 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Salisbury (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 5 AM47°FPartly Cloudy0%N 2 mph
Wed 6 AM47°FMostly Sunny0%NNE 2 mph
Wed 7 AM46°FMostly Sunny0%NNE 2 mph
Wed 8 AM46°FMostly Sunny0%NNE 2 mph
Wed 9 AM50°FPatchy Fog0%NE 3 mph
Wed 10 AM55°FPatchy Fog0%NE 5 mph
Wed 11 AM59°FMostly Cloudy0%NE 5 mph
Wed 12 PM63°FMostly Cloudy0%NE 5 mph
Wed 1 PM66°FMostly Cloudy0%ENE 5 mph
Wed 2 PM68°FPartly Sunny0%NE 5 mph
Wed 3 PM69°FMostly Cloudy0%ENE 5 mph
Wed 4 PM70°FPartly Sunny0%ENE 5 mph
Wed 5 PM69°FMostly Cloudy0%NE 5 mph
Wed 6 PM67°FMostly Cloudy0%ENE 3 mph
Wed 7 PM64°FMostly Cloudy0%NE 2 mph
Wed 8 PM59°FMostly Cloudy0%NE 2 mph
Wed 9 PM59°FMostly Cloudy1%NE 1 mph
Wed 10 PM58°FMostly Cloudy1%NNE 1 mph
Wed 11 PM57°FMostly Cloudy1%NNE 1 mph
Thu 12 AM57°FMostly Cloudy1%NNE 1 mph
Thu 1 AM56°FMostly Cloudy1%NNE 1 mph
Thu 2 AM56°FMostly Cloudy2%NNE 1 mph
Thu 3 AM56°FMostly Cloudy2%NNE 1 mph
Thu 4 AM55°FMostly Cloudy2%N 1 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Salisbury can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 45°F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 2 mph.

Wednesday

High 70°F·Low 53°F

Patchy fog between 9am and 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 3 mph.

Thursday

High 75°F·Low 47°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind around 2 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Wind around 0 mph.

Friday

High 80°F·Low 52°F

Sunny, with a high near 80.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Saturday

High 72°F·Low 49°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Sunday

High 68°F·Low 53°F

A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday

High 70°F·Low 53°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Tuesday

High 74°F

A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Salisbury is served by the National Weather Service GSP forecast office, forecast zone NCZ057, county zone NCC159.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Salisbury (35.6662, -80.4926), in Rowan County. Population: 36,579 (2024 estimate), number 30 of the 51 North Carolina cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KFCX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/35.6662,-80.4926 (forecast issued Oct 28, 2:23 AM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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