Preston County Weather in October
Average highs run from 65°F on October 1 to 55°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.83 in over about 13 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 60°F
- Average low
- 40°F
- Precipitation
- 3.83 in
- Snowfall
- 3.7 in
- Record high
- 98°FOct 2, 1891
- Record low
- 17°FOct 24, 1969
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 11 h 46 min to 10 h 32 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 42°F
- Wind
- 4.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 65°F | 45°F | 91°F 1891 | 26°F 1947 | 39% | 1% |
| Oct 2 | 65°F | 45°F | 98°F 1891 | 29°F 1947 | 39% | 1% |
| Oct 3 | 64°F | 45°F | 95°F 1891 | 28°F 2003 | 40% | 1% |
| Oct 4 | 64°F | 44°F | 92°F 1891 | 26°F 1974 | 40% | 1% |
| Oct 5 | 64°F | 44°F | 89°F 1959 | 31°F 1968 | 40% | 1% |
| Oct 6 | 63°F | 43°F | 88°F 1959 | 29°F 1964 | 40% | 2% |
| Oct 7 | 63°F | 43°F | 87°F 2007 | 27°F 1964 | 40% | 2% |
| Oct 8 | 63°F | 43°F | 88°F 2007 | 27°F 1953 | 40% | 2% |
| Oct 9 | 62°F | 42°F | 85°F 1949 | 29°F 1892 | 40% | 2% |
| Oct 10 | 62°F | 42°F | 89°F 1949 | 28°F 1964 | 41% | 2% |
| Oct 11 | 62°F | 42°F | 85°F 1949 | 25°F 1964 | 41% | 3% |
| Oct 12 | 61°F | 41°F | 83°F 1954 | 26°F 1964 | 41% | 3% |
| Oct 13 | 61°F | 41°F | 83°F 1969 | 25°F 1988 | 41% | 3% |
| Oct 14 | 61°F | 41°F | 85°F 1954 | 25°F 1988 | 41% | 4% |
| Oct 15 | 60°F | 40°F | 85°F 1962 | 26°F 1969 | 42% | 4% |
| Oct 16 | 60°F | 40°F | 82°F 1879 | 32°F 1991 | 42% | 4% |
| Oct 17 | 60°F | 39°F | 84°F 1968 | 27°F 1982 | 42% | 5% |
| Oct 18 | 59°F | 39°F | 83°F 1963 | 28°F 1948 | 42% | 5% |
| Oct 19 | 59°F | 39°F | 82°F 1953 | 23°F 1972 | 42% | 5% |
| Oct 20 | 58°F | 38°F | 86°F 2016 | 18°F 1972 | 43% | 6% |
| Oct 21 | 58°F | 38°F | 83°F 1979 | 19°F 1952 | 43% | 6% |
| Oct 22 | 58°F | 38°F | 84°F 1979 | 27°F 1952 | 43% | 7% |
| Oct 23 | 57°F | 37°F | 81°F 1947 | 23°F 1969 | 43% | 7% |
| Oct 24 | 57°F | 37°F | 83°F 1963 | 17°F 1969 | 43% | 8% |
| Oct 25 | 57°F | 37°F | 85°F 2012 | 26°F 1962 | 44% | 8% |
| Oct 26 | 56°F | 36°F | 83°F 2010 | 25°F 1962 | 44% | 9% |
| Oct 27 | 56°F | 36°F | 81°F 1984 | 23°F 1962 | 44% | 9% |
| Oct 28 | 56°F | 36°F | 79°F 2014 | 26°F 1976 | 44% | 10% |
| Oct 29 | 55°F | 36°F | 78°F 1971 | 19°F 1965 | 45% | 10% |
| Oct 30 | 55°F | 35°F | 78°F 2009 | 24°F 1966 | 45% | 11% |
| Oct 31 | 55°F | 35°F | 82°F 2024 | 21°F 1975 | 45% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 7:01 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 6:18 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00468777 (Terra Alta #1), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013736, 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.