Water Temperature of the Catawba River in Marion, NC

Current Water Temperature

79.2°F

Measurement Time: Saturday, September 5, 2026, 2:45 PM EDT

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Local Points of Interest

Pleasant Gardens, NC

Catawba River

Station Name: CATAWBA R NR PLEASANT GARDENS, NC
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 1,263 feet

Nearest Address:
2070 Old Greenlee Rd
Marion, NC 28752
McDowell County

GPS Coordinates: 35.6858333, -82.0602778

Nearby Water Temperatures

Catawba River, Morgantown, NC (13.2 mi)
French Broad River, Asheville, NC (29.4 mi)
French Broad River, Asheville, NC (29.6 mi)
Hominy Creek, Asheville, NC (31.3 mi)
French Broad River, Asheville, NC (31.4 mi)
French Broad River, Arden, NC (32.6 mi)
French Broad River, Fletcher, NC (32.9 mi)
Yadkin River, Happy Valley, NC (35.1 mi)
Catawba River, Granite Falls, NC (35.8 mi)
Mills River, Mills River, NC (36 mi)
Pigeon River , Canton, NC (45.7 mi)
Davidson River, Brevard, NC (46.2 mi)
Catawba River, Taylorsville, NC (49.7 mi)
Catawba River, Statesville, NC (54.7 mi)
Cataloochee Creek, Cataloochee, NC (56.8 mi)

Weather for Marion, North Carolina

Current Weather

80°F
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
85%
N 2 mph
75°F

Weather Forecast

Partly Cloudy
Tonight
67°F - Partly Cloudy
Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Sunday
90°F - Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Patchy Fog
Sunday Night
62°F - Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Patchy Fog
Chance Light Rain then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Labor Day
82°F - Chance Light Rain then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Partly Cloudy
Monday Night
60°F - Partly Cloudy
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday
85°F - Mostly Sunny
Mostly Clear
Tuesday Night
60°F - Mostly Clear
Sunny
Wednesday
89°F - Sunny
Mostly Clear
Wednesday Night
62°F - Mostly Clear
Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Thursday
93°F - Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Thursday Night
63°F - Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Friday
89°F - Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Friday Night
60°F - Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Saturday
87°F - Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:03 AM
Sun Transit: 1:26 PM
Sunset: 7:50 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 46 mins
Moonrise: 12:35 AM
Moon Transit: 8:23 AM
Moonset: 4:12 PM
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Moon Illumination: 27.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

7:53 AM - 10:23 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

3:42 PM - 5:12 PM
12:05 AM - 1:35 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:03 AM
Sun Transit: 1:26 PM
Sunset: 7:50 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 46 mins
Moonrise: 12:35 AM
Moon Transit: 8:23 AM
Moonset: 4:12 PM
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Moon Illumination: 27.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

7:53 AM - 10:23 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

3:42 PM - 5:12 PM
12:05 AM - 1:35 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:04 AM
Sun Transit: 1:26 PM
Sunset: 7:48 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 44 mins
Moonrise: 1:41 AM
Moon Transit: 9:26 AM
Moonset: 5:05 PM
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Moon Illumination: 18.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

8:56 AM - 11:26 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

4:35 PM - 6:05 PM
1:11 AM - 2:41 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:04 AM
Sun Transit: 1:26 PM
Sunset: 7:48 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 44 mins
Moonrise: 1:41 AM
Moon Transit: 9:26 AM
Moonset: 5:05 PM
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Moon Illumination: 18.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

8:56 AM - 11:26 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

4:35 PM - 6:05 PM
1:11 AM - 2:41 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:05 AM
Sun Transit: 1:26 PM
Sunset: 7:47 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 42 mins
Moonrise: 2:54 AM
Moon Transit: 10:26 AM
Moonset: 5:50 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Moon Illumination: 10.1%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
9:56 AM - 12:26 AM

Minor Periods

5:20 PM - 6:50 PM
2:24 AM - 3:54 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:05 AM
Sun Transit: 1:26 PM
Sunset: 7:47 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 42 mins
Moonrise: 2:54 AM
Moon Transit: 10:26 AM
Moonset: 5:50 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Moon Illumination: 10.1%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
9:56 AM - 12:26 AM

Minor Periods

5:20 PM - 6:50 PM
2:24 AM - 3:54 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:06 AM
Sun Transit: 1:25 PM
Sunset: 7:45 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 40 mins
Moonrise: 4:08 AM
Moon Transit: 11:22 AM
Moonset: 6:27 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Moon Illumination: 4.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
10:52 AM - 1:22 PM

Minor Periods

5:57 PM - 7:27 PM
3:38 AM - 5:08 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:06 AM
Sun Transit: 1:25 PM
Sunset: 7:45 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 40 mins
Moonrise: 4:08 AM
Moon Transit: 11:22 AM
Moonset: 6:27 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Moon Illumination: 4.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
10:52 AM - 1:22 PM

Minor Periods

5:57 PM - 7:27 PM
3:38 AM - 5:08 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:06 AM
Sun Transit: 1:25 PM
Sunset: 7:44 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 38 mins
Moonrise: 5:19 AM
Moon Transit: 12:14 AM
Moonset: 6:58 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Moon Illumination: 0.9%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:24 AM - 2:54 AM
11:44 AM - 2:14 PM

Minor Periods

6:28 PM - 7:58 PM
4:49 AM - 6:19 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:06 AM
Sun Transit: 1:25 PM
Sunset: 7:44 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 38 mins
Moonrise: 5:19 AM
Moon Transit: 12:14 AM
Moonset: 6:58 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Moon Illumination: 0.9%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:24 AM - 2:54 AM
11:44 AM - 2:14 PM

Minor Periods

6:28 PM - 7:58 PM
4:49 AM - 6:19 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:07 AM
Sun Transit: 1:25 PM
Sunset: 7:42 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 35 mins
Moonrise: 6:29 AM
Moon Transit: 1:02 PM
Moonset: 7:26 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 0.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

1:14 AM - 3:44 AM
12:32 AM - 3:02 PM

Minor Periods

6:56 PM - 8:26 PM
5:59 AM - 7:29 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:07 AM
Sun Transit: 1:25 PM
Sunset: 7:42 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 35 mins
Moonrise: 6:29 AM
Moon Transit: 1:02 PM
Moonset: 7:26 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 0.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

1:14 AM - 3:44 AM
12:32 AM - 3:02 PM

Minor Periods

6:56 PM - 8:26 PM
5:59 AM - 7:29 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:08 AM
Sun Transit: 1:24 PM
Sunset: 7:41 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 33 mins
Moonrise: 7:36 AM
Moon Transit: 1:48 PM
Moonset: 7:52 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 1.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

2:01 AM - 4:31 AM
1:18 PM - 3:48 PM

Minor Periods

7:22 PM - 8:52 PM
7:06 AM - 8:36 AM

Action Rating: 5 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:08 AM
Sun Transit: 1:24 PM
Sunset: 7:41 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 33 mins
Moonrise: 7:36 AM
Moon Transit: 1:48 PM
Moonset: 7:52 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 1.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

2:01 AM - 4:31 AM
1:18 PM - 3:48 PM

Minor Periods

7:22 PM - 8:52 PM
7:06 AM - 8:36 AM

Action Rating: 5 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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°F
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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:09 AM
Sun Transit: 1:24 PM
Sunset: 7:39 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 31 mins
Moonrise: 8:41 AM
Moon Transit: 2:34 PM
Moonset: 8:19 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 0.1%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

2:47 AM - 5:17 AM
2:04 PM - 4:34 PM

Minor Periods

7:49 PM - 9:19 PM
8:11 AM - 9:41 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

The times presented here are based upon the solunar theory, which is the idea that the movements of fish and other animals are affected by the location of the sun and moon. The major periods are believed to be the times of the greatest animal activity and occur when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot (lunar transits). The minor periods also see increased activity and occur when the moon is rising or setting. The strongest activity occurs during full or new moons, and the weakest during quarter or three quarter moons. This is indicated by the Action Rating.

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