The official National Weather Service forecast for Locust — 35.2599°N, 80.4253°W, 16.4 miles from I-85. Forecasts here are written by NWS RAH, this county’s forecast office.
| Stanly County | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 53 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 64 | 56 | 73 |
| Avg low °F | 31 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 34 | 50 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 46.0 |
1996–2025 normals for Stanly County — the climate division Locust sits in. All-time county record high 105.5°F (1983-08-22); record low -4.8°F (1985-01-21). Source: NOAA / National Weather Service.