Parks/North Carolina/President James K. Polk State Historic Site

President James K. Polk State Historic Site, North Carolina

State Historic Site in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

59° 75°/52°

Clear· Feels like 59°·Light air 4 mph NNE

Now. President James K. Polk State Historic Site is 59° and clear at 2 AM. The dew point is 54°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the north-northeast at 4 mph.

Today and tonight. It warms to about 75° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 51° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 52): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 84°, and the coolest Sunday, near 73°. Rain is likely Sunday (64%). Rain is possible Monday (48%).

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:01 PM. The Moon is a waning crescent, 15% lit, and rises at 4:12 AM after midnight. The next new Moon is Saturday, Oct 10. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 40 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.

0UV Low

52Air quality

88%Humidity

5%Cloud

Now

2:00 AM

59feels59

Today

Oct 6

7552

UV 7

Wed

Oct 7

7849

UV 7

Thu

Oct 8

8453

UV 7

Fri

Oct 9

8158

UV 6

Sat

Oct 10

7656

15%

Sun

Oct 11

7356

64%

12mph

Mon

Oct 12

7757

48%

59°

75°52°

78°49°

84°53°

81°58°

76°56°

73°56°

77°57°

As of 2:00 AM in President James K. Polk State Historic Site, North Carolina.

Air quality

The air at President James K. Polk State Historic Site

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Mecklenburg County (NC), 10 miles off.

52Moderate

Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate9.2 mi
Ozone1Good1 ppb11.6 mi
Coarse particles (PM10)20Good12.4 mi
Nitrogen dioxide14Good15.7 ppb9.2 mi
Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb12.4 mi
Carbon monoxide-0.5 ppm12.4 mi

The days ahead

Highest 54, moderate, Thu Oct 8, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 34, good.

GoodModerate

34YesterdayOct 5
45TodayOct 6
50WedOct 7
54ThuOct 8

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Wed 8 PM.

Precipitation

What has fallen at President James K. Polk State Historic Site

None in the last 24 hours; 0.48 in over the last 3 days, to Tue 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours: 0.00in
Last 3 days: 0.48in

3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%

Visibility

How far you can see at President James K. Polk State Historic Site, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Wed 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Tue 9 AM.

Park

Designation: State Historic Site
Area: 1,010,000 sq ft
Height at its point: 557 ft
County: Mecklenburg County
State: North Carolina
Latitude: 35.0775° N
Longitude: 80.8841° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest President James K. Polk State Historic Site, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

CRN-06 Raingage At Mcalpine Cr WWTP, Pineville350359080521145

At a water treatment plant/1.1 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Citizen station FW9374FW9374

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/576 ft/19 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Charlotte / DouglasCLT

At an airfield/10.8 mi away/748 ft/191 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Charlotte 10.0 SNC-MK-27