Glen Alpine climate

Glen Alpine Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Morganton, 9.6 km from Glen Alpine

Average highs run from 57°F on March 1 to 66°F on March 31, and lows from 33°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.38 in over about 11 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Glen Alpine, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
4.38 in
Snowfall
1.6 in
Record high
92°FMar 23, 1907
Record low
0°FMar 3, 1980
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 25 min to 12 h 33 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
5.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 157°F33°F82°F 191815°F 199334%2%
Mar 257°F33°F82°F 197615°F 198634%2%
Mar 357°F34°F86°F 19760°F 198034%2%
Mar 457°F34°F83°F 197610°F 194334%2%
Mar 558°F34°F80°F 194610°F 196034%2%
Mar 658°F34°F81°F 19188°F 196034%1%
Mar 758°F34°F84°F 197411°F 189934%1%
Mar 858°F35°F85°F 197410°F 192034%1%
Mar 959°F35°F85°F 197413°F 199634%1%
Mar 1059°F35°F83°F 197411°F 199634%1%
Mar 1159°F35°F83°F 199017°F 193434%1%
Mar 1260°F36°F85°F 199016°F 193434%1%
Mar 1360°F36°F83°F 199011°F 196034%1%
Mar 1460°F36°F84°F 197311°F 196034%1%
Mar 1560°F36°F82°F 19675°F 199334%1%
Mar 1661°F37°F83°F 194518°F 191634%1%
Mar 1761°F37°F91°F 194519°F 201734%1%
Mar 1861°F37°F89°F 194513°F 196734%1%
Mar 1962°F37°F84°F 201117°F 198534%1%
Mar 2062°F38°F86°F 194818°F 192334%1%
Mar 2162°F38°F87°F 193516°F 195633%1%
Mar 2263°F38°F91°F 190712°F 198633%1%
Mar 2363°F38°F92°F 190719°F 198633%1%
Mar 2463°F39°F88°F 192919°F 199233%1%
Mar 2564°F39°F85°F 200713°F 194033%1%
Mar 2664°F39°F83°F 193816°F 194033%1%
Mar 2764°F39°F85°F 190716°F 195533%1%
Mar 2865°F40°F90°F 190714°F 198233%1%
Mar 2965°F40°F91°F 190716°F 198233%1%
Mar 3065°F40°F86°F 198520°F 196433%1%
Mar 3166°F40°F86°F 191023°F 196433%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Glen Alpine, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:22 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 7:48 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315838 (Morganton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00315838, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.