Weather in Mathews

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:15 am (EDT)

Now · overcast 58 °F

Feels like: 57 °F
Low / high: 58 / 68 °F
Rain: 5%
Wind: 6 mph ENE

→ 30.30 inHg · steady

Today in Mathews: overcast, 58 °F to 68 °F, with a 5% chance of rain and a light breeze from the east-northeast (6 mph). Tomorrow, mainly clear, 53 °F to 72 °F and a 2% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 72 °F. Next likely rain: Wednesday 4 (21%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

68° 58°
Today
72° 53°
Fri 30
60° 52°
Sat 31
64° 52°
Sun 1
66° 55°
Mon 2
67° 57°
Tue 3
69° 59°
Wed 4
69° 60°
Thu 5
65° 56°
Fri 6
62° 53°
Sat 7
61° 50°
Sun 8
59° 46°
Mon 9
62° 43°
Tue 10
67° 48°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	58 / 68 °F	5%	7 mph E	0.8 ft	11:45 am	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Mainly clear	53 / 72 °F	2%	5 mph NW	0.9 ft	12:07 am · 12:42 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	52 / 60 °F	0%	9 mph NNE	1.4 ft	1:06 am · 1:43 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Overcast	52 / 64 °F	1%	5 mph E	0.7 ft	1:09 am · 1:45 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Partly cloudy	55 / 66 °F	6%	4 mph ESE	0.7 ft	2:18 am · 2:53 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	57 / 67 °F	7%	7 mph ENE	0.5 ft	3:33 am · 4:03 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Clear sky	59 / 69 °F	21% · 0.11 in	10 mph E	0.6 ft	4:44 am · 5:05 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Overcast	60 / 69 °F	29% · 0.12 in	10 mph ESE	0.7 ft	5:40 am · 5:57 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Rain	56 / 65 °F	25% · 0.63 in	8 mph NNE	2.2 ft	6:29 am · 6:43 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Rain	53 / 62 °F	25% · 0.13 in	9 mph NNW	3.0 ft	7:13 am · 7:27 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Overcast	50 / 61 °F	11% · 0.06 in	8 mph NNW	2.6 ft	7:54 am · 8:08 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Clear sky	46 / 59 °F	14%	8 mph N	2.5 ft	8:31 am · 8:48 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Partly cloudy	43 / 62 °F	14%	6 mph N	1.2 ft	9:07 am · 9:26 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Overcast	48 / 67 °F	14%	4 mph NW	0.6 ft	9:43 am · 10:05 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 8:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 8:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Clear sky	Clear
Temperature	58°	59°	60°	61°	68°	68°	64°	58°
Chance of rain	0%	1%	1%	1%	3%	2%	1%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	7 ENE	5 ENE	4 ENE	2 NNE	2 ESE	5 E	6 SSE	1 S
Humidity	86%	91%	92%	94%	79%	76%	78%	100%
UV	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	NBM

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	74°	76°	62°	65°	70°	71°	74°
AIFS	70°	74°	62°	63°	65°	68°	71°
GFS	68°	74°	59°	64°	64°	66°	69°
ICON	68°	74°	59°	65°	72°	66°	68°
HRRR	68°	73°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	67°	72°	60°	64°	66°	67°	69°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.02 in
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0.02 in	0	0	0	0	0	0.11 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	511	921	920	627	617	820	412
AIFS	5	9	10	5	5	6	6
GFS	89	1326	1420	917	78	814	1329
ICON	49	818	817	716	511	816	816
HRRR	716	1019	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	37	513	917	58	48	713	1017
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	9%	9%	12%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	13%	16%	52%
NBM (NOAA)	5%	2%	0%	1%	6%	7%	21%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	1%	1%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer, a bit wetter and a warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Well above +5.8 °F	Above +71%	Above +2.3 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit above +21%	Above +2.7 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.3 °F	Normal	Above +2.3 °F	58° / 52°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.3 °F	A bit above +33%	Above +2.5 °F	55° / 50°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit above +43%	Above +2.2 °F	53° / 48°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit above +35%	A bit above +0.9 °F
December	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F
January	A bit above +2.3 °F	A bit above +37%	Above +1.8 °F
February	A bit above +1.6 °F	A bit above +41%	Above +2.2 °F
March	A bit above +1.6 °F	A bit above +30%	A bit above +1.6 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Mathews climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Mathews is from May to June and from August to October: highs of 70 °F to 86 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 15 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Mathews, about 5 every 10 years; 3 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Ophelia, in September 2023.

47° 30°

JanJ
50° 32°

FebF
58° 38°

MarM
68° 47°

AprA
77° 56°

MayM
84° 65°

JunJ
88° 69°

JulJ
86° 68°

AugA
80° 62°

SepS
70° 51°

OctO
60° 41°

NovN
51° 34°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	47°	30°	3.33 in	8	4.4	43°	1.8 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	50°	32°	3.15 in	8	5.1	41°	1.7 ft	–
MarchMar	58°	38°	4.14 in	9	6.0	45°	1.8 ft	–
AprilApr	68°	47°	3.18 in	8	6.7	53°	1.8 ft	–
MayMay	77°	56°	3.48 in	10	7.5	62°	1.5 ft	–
JuneJun	84°	65°	4.18 in	11	7.7	72°	1.3 ft	1
JulyJul	88°	69°	5.01 in	13	7.8	78°	1.2 ft	4
AugustAug	86°	68°	4.70 in	12	7.2	79°	1.3 ft	4
SeptemberSep	80°	62°	4.68 in	9	6.1	76°	1.6 ft	6
OctoberOct	70°	51°	4.06 in	7	5.4	67°	1.8 ft	–
NovemberNov	60°	41°	3.11 in	7	4.9	57°	1.9 ft	–
DecemberDec	51°	34°	3.74 in	8	4.1	48°	1.6 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	43°	1.8 ft	–
Feb	41°	1.7 ft	–
Mar	45°	1.8 ft	–
Apr	53°	1.8 ft	–
May	62°	1.5 ft	–
Jun	72°	1.3 ft	1
Jul	78°	1.2 ft	4
Aug	79°	1.3 ft	4
Sep	76°	1.6 ft	6
Oct	67°	1.8 ft	–
Nov	57°	1.9 ft	–
Dec	48°	1.6 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 46.77 in of rain on about 108 days and about 2,200 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now58 °Ffeels like 57 °F

Tomorrow53 / 72 °F

It's 58 °F now (feels like 57 °F). Today, 58 °F to 68 °F; tomorrow, 53 °F to 72 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 5%
Fri 30 2%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 1%
Mon 2 6%
Tue 3 7%
Wed 4 21% 0.11 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 5%. The next day with likely rain is Wednesday 4: 21% and 0.11 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity88%

Dew point55 °F

Humidity is 88% now and the dew point is 55 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now8.8 migood

Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (8.8 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak4moderate

Fri 30: 4 · Sat 31: 3 · Sun 1: 4

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.2030.40 30.12

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 42

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Wed 28	Overcast	52 / 68 °F	6 mph ENE
Tue 27	Clear sky	46 / 71 °F	7 mph NNE
Mon 26	Overcast	40 / 70 °F	5 mph W
Sun 25	Clear sky	49 / 66 °F	8 mph NE
Sat 24	Overcast	50 / 65 °F	10 mph NE
Fri 23	Mainly clear	47 / 65 °F	10 mph NNE
Thu 22	Clear sky	45 / 67 °F	8 mph NNW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Clear sky	51 / 66 °F	0	11 mph N
Tue 20	Clear sky	49 / 70 °F	0	11 mph N
Mon 19	Clear sky	47 / 64 °F	0	13 mph N
Sun 18	Clear sky	48 / 60 °F	0	13 mph NNE
Sat 17	Light rain	52 / 64 °F	0.77 in	15 mph N
Fri 16	Drizzle	64 / 84 °F	0.06 in	13 mph SW
Thu 15	Light drizzle	65 / 73 °F	0.01 in	11 mph ENE
Wed 14	Overcast	65 / 89 °F	0	9 mph SW
Tue 13	Overcast	55 / 83 °F	0	8 mph SW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	61 / 73 °F	0.04 in	15 mph NW
Sun 11	Light rain	67 / 75 °F	0.70 in	14 mph SE
Sat 10	Light drizzle	60 / 71 °F	0.04 in	12 mph E
Fri 9	Overcast	58 / 77 °F	0	6 mph N
Thu 8	Overcast	56 / 82 °F	0	9 mph SW
Wed 7	Clear sky	47 / 72 °F	0	7 mph S
Tue 6	Clear sky	54 / 67 °F	0	7 mph N
Mon 5	Overcast	60 / 75 °F	0	7 mph NNW
Sun 4	Heavy drizzle	64 / 70 °F	0.48 in	7 mph N
Sat 3	Light rain	62 / 74 °F	0.87 in	10 mph NNE
Fri 2	Overcast	65 / 87 °F	0	9 mph SW
Thu 1	Overcast	63 / 85 °F	0	9 mph SW
Wed 30	Overcast	61 / 80 °F	0	7 mph S
Tue 29	Light drizzle	63 / 75 °F	0.04 in	5 mph W

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in MathewsQuestions

What's the weather like today in Mathews?

Overcast, from 58 °F to 68 °F, with a light breeze from the east-northeast (6 mph) and a 5% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Mathews?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 2% (0.00 in): mainly clear.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 52 °F and a high of 72 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.30 inHg and steady: −0.06 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Mathews?

The best time to visit Mathews is from May to June and from August to October: highs of 70 °F to 86 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Mathews in October?

In October, Mathews normally sees highs of 70 °F and lows of 51 °F, with about 7 rainy days (4.06 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 67 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Mathews?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 88 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 30 °F. The wettest is July (5.01 in) and the driest, November.

When is hurricane season in Mathews?

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 15 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Mathews, about 5 every 10 years; 3 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Ophelia, in September 2023.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 11 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 1:15 am (local time).

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