Water Temperature of the Catawba River in Stanley, NC
Current Water Temperature
Measurement Time: Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 12:15 PM EDT
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Local Points of Interest
Cowans Ford, NCStation Name: CATAWBA R AT RR BRIDGE AB NC 73 AT COWANS FORD, NC
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov
Elevation Above Sea Level: 643 feet
Nearest Address:
8899 State Rd 73
Stanley, NC 28164
Lincoln County
GPS Coordinates: 35.4277333, -80.9573417
Nearby Water Temperatures
Catawba River, Mount Holly, NC (6.7 mi)Catawba River, Statesville, NC (23.9 mi)
Catawba River, Taylorsville, NC (30.3 mi)
Catawba River, Granite Falls, NC (35.7 mi)
Yadkin River, Happy Valley, NC (51.5 mi)
Pee Dee River, Norwood, NC (52.9 mi)
Catawba River, Morgantown, NC (53.8 mi)
Catawba River, Great Falls, SC (57.4 mi)
Cedar Creek, Heath Springs, SC (61.4 mi)
Broad River, Carlisle, SC (63.2 mi)
Catawba River, Marion, NC (64.5 mi)
Pee Dee River, Lilesville, NC (68.2 mi)
Tyger River, Delta, SC (70.1 mi)
Pee Dee River, Rockingham, NC (72.2 mi)
Enoree River, Whitmire, SC (73.1 mi)
Weather for Stanley, North Carolina
Current Weather

Five Day Weather Forecast

Tue
H: 97°F
L: 72°F

Wed
H: 94°F
L: 70°F

Thu
H: 89°F
L: 65°F

Fri
H: 93°F
L: 64°F

Sat
H: 89°F
L: 71°F
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 1.7 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0.8 μg/m3
Ozone: 110 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:30 PM
Sunset: 8:31 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 1 mins
Moon Transit: 12:25 AM
Moonset: 5:18 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 99.7%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM1:35 PM - 4:05 PM
Minor Periods
7:46 PM - 9:16 PM4:48 AM - 6:18 AM
Action Rating: 4 out of 5
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 28 at 1:14PM EDT until July 28 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Effective: Tue July 28, 2026, 1:14 PM
Expires: Tue July 28, 2026, 8:00 PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 526 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA ALEXANDER CABARRUS CATAWBA CLEVELAND DAVIE GASTON IREDELL LINCOLN MECKLENBURG ROWAN UNION NC IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AVERY BUNCOMBE BURKE CALDWELL GRAHAM HAYWOOD HENDERSON JACKSON MACON MADISON MCDOWELL MITCHELL POLK RUTHERFORD SWAIN TRANSYLVANIA YANCEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADVANCE, ALARKA, ALLENSTAND, ALMOND, ASHEVILLE, ASHFORD, BANNER ELK, BETHLEHEM, BLACK MOUNTAIN, BREVARD, BRYSON CITY, BURNSVILLE, BUSICK, CANDLER, CANTON, CEDAR MOUNTAIN, CELO, CHARLOTTE, COLUMBUS, CONCORD, COVE CREEK, CROUSE, CRUSO, CULLOWHEE, DANA, DYSARTSVILLE, EAST FLAT ROCK, ELLENDALE, ETOWAH, FARMINGTON, FAUST, FERO, FLETCHER, FOREST CITY, FORK CHURCH, FRANKLIN, GASTONIA, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, HENDERSONVILLE, HICKORY, HIDDENITE, HIGHLANDS, HOT SPRINGS, HUNTERSVILLE, INDIAN TRAIL, INGALLS, KANNAPOLIS, KINGS CREEK, KINGS MOUNTAIN, KYLE, LENOIR, LINCOLNTON, LITTLE RIVER, LUADA, LUCK, MARION, MARS HILL, MARSHALL, MATTHEWS, MICAVILLE, MILL SPRING, MILLERSVILLE, MOCKSVILLE, MONROE, MOORESVILLE, MORGANTON, NEBO, NEWLAND, NEWTON, PATTERSON, PLEASANT GROVE, POPLAR, RAINBOW SPRINGS, RAMSEYTOWN, ROBBINSVILLE, RUTHERFORDTON, SALISBURY, SALUDA, SAWMILLS, SHELBY, SPINDALE, SPRUCE PINE, ST. STEPHENS, STATESVILLE, STECOAH, STONY POINT, SUGAR HILL, SWISS, SYLVA, TAYLORSVILLE, TRINITY, TRYON, TUCKASEGEE, TUXEDO, VALDESE, WALNUT, WATERVILLE, WAYNESVILLE, WEDDINGTON, AND WESSER.
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 7.58 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0.95 μg/m3
Ozone: 70.17 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:30 PM
Sunset: 8:31 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 1 mins
Moon Transit: 12:25 AM
Moonset: 5:18 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 99.7%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM1:35 PM - 4:05 PM
Minor Periods
7:46 PM - 9:16 PM4:48 AM - 6:18 AM
Action Rating: 4 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 5.1 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0.89 μg/m3
Ozone: 72.04 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:30 PM
Sunset: 8:30 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs mins
Moon Transit: 1:14 AM
Moonset: 6:19 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 99.7%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:44 AM - 3:14 AM2:22 PM - 4:52 PM
Minor Periods
8:19 PM - 9:49 PM5:49 AM - 7:19 AM
Action Rating: 4 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 4.13 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.03 μg/m3
Ozone: 69.88 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:30 PM
Sunset: 8:29 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 58 mins
Moon Transit: 2:01 AM
Moonset: 7:20 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 97.1%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
1:31 AM - 4:01 AM3:08 PM - 5:38 PM
Minor Periods
8:47 PM - 10:17 PM6:50 AM - 8:20 AM
Action Rating: 5 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 5.86 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.1 μg/m3
Ozone: 69.92 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:30 PM
Sunset: 8:29 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 57 mins
Moon Transit: 2:45 AM
Moonset: 8:22 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 92.0%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
2:15 AM - 4:45 AM3:52 PM - 6:22 PM
Minor Periods
9:13 PM - 10:43 PM7:52 AM - 9:22 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 20.34 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.22 μg/m3
Ozone: 42.11 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:30 PM
Sunset: 8:28 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 55 mins
Moon Transit: 3:29 AM
Moonset: 9:23 AM
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 84.9%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
2:59 AM - 5:29 AM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Minor Periods
9:39 PM - 11:09 PM8:53 AM - 10:23 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
