Carowinds Weather

Charlotte, NC · Cedar Fair · Amusement park

Updated 12 minutes ago

Guest outlook (next 24h): 😊 Comfort: Fair (49) 😤 Frustration: Severe (89)

Current conditions

75°

Partly Cloudy

Feels like
75°F

Dew point
73°F

Humidity
93%

Cloud cover
32%

Precip chance
10%

Snow chance (24h)
0%

Precip (next 24h)
0.89 in

Pressure
30.05 inHg

Wind
↑ SSW 1 mph · G4

Attraction impact outlook

😴 Outside operating hours — see the next window

😊 Comfort: Fair (49) 😤 Frustration: Severe (89)

Tall coasters (200ft+) (1)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Sun 2pm–8pm and Sun 9pm (≈7 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Coasters (12)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Sun 2pm–8pm and Sun 9pm (≈7 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Water rides (1)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Sun 2pm–8pm and Sun 9pm (≈7 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Flat & spinning rides (8)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Sun 2pm–8pm and Sun 9pm (≈7 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Kids' rides (6)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Sun 2pm–8pm and Sun 9pm (≈7 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Water slides (12)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Sun 2pm–8pm and Sun 9pm (≈7 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Wave pools & lazy rivers (1)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Sun 2pm–8pm and Sun 9pm (≈7 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions

😊 Comfort: Fair (55) 😤 Frustration: Severe (92)

Tall coasters (200ft+) (1)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Mon 11am–10pm (≈11 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Coasters (12)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Mon 11am–10pm (≈11 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Water rides (1)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Mon 11am–10pm (≈11 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Flat & spinning rides (8)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Mon 11am–10pm (≈11 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Kids' rides (6)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Mon 11am–10pm (≈11 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Water slides (12)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Mon 11am–10pm (≈11 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Wave pools & lazy rivers (1)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Mon 11am–10pm (≈11 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions

😊 Comfort: Good (60) 😤 Frustration: Severe (80)

Tall coasters (200ft+) (1)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 11am–8pm (≈9 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Coasters (12)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 11am–8pm (≈9 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Water rides (1)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 11am–8pm (≈9 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Flat & spinning rides (8)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 11am–8pm (≈9 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Kids' rides (6)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 11am–8pm (≈9 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Water slides (12)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 11am–8pm (≈9 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Wave pools & lazy rivers (1)	Likely closed Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 11am–8pm (≈9 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions

Forecast confidence decreases with range: the next-24h outlook is based on high-resolution NWS forecasts, while the 48–72h windows lean on model guidance and can shift meaningfully — recheck closer to your visit. Parks make their own operating decisions.

Forecast

Overnight

72°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

1 mph SW · 31% precip

Sunday

89°F

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

1 to 5 mph NW · 72% precip

Sunday Night

69°F

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

1 to 5 mph ENE · 83% precip

Monday

81°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

2 to 7 mph ENE · 92% precip

Monday Night

67°F

Showers And Thunderstorms

3 to 7 mph NE · 89% precip

Tuesday

84°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph NE · 42% precip

Tuesday Night

70°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

0 to 5 mph NNE · 37% precip

Wednesday

90°F

Mostly Sunny

0 to 3 mph WNW · 8% precip

Wednesday Night

72°F

Mostly Clear

3 mph W · 8% precip

Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

72-hour forecast

Hour-by-hour (next 72 hours, park local time)

Sun Jul 12

2am

75°

10%

1/4

3am

75°

⚡

29%

0/4

4am

74°

⚡

31%

0/2

5am

73°

18%

1/2

6am

73°

15%

1/2

7am

72°

1/4

8am

75°

1/4

9am

77°

1/4

10am

80°

2/8

11am

82°

2/8

12pm

85°

3/8

1pm

86°

2/5

2pm

87°

⚡

27%

3/5

3pm

88°

⚡

52%

5/5

4pm

86°

⚡

61%

5/9

5pm

85°

⚡

72%

5/9

6pm

83°

⚡

72%

5/9

7pm

80°

⚡

73%

5/12

8pm

78°

🌦

37%

5/12

9pm

75°

⚡

83%

5/12

10pm

74°

⚡

53%

5/10

11pm

74°

⚡

21%

3/10

Mon Jul 13

12am

73°

⚡

27%

2/10

1am

73°

⚡

56%

1/5

2am

72°

🌦

43%

1/5

3am

72°

🌧

51%

1/5

4am

71°

🌦

43%

1/9

5am

71°

🌦

49%

2/9

6am

71°

🌧

60%

2/9

7am

70°

🌧

56%

2/12

8am

71°

🌧

52%

3/12

9am

72°

🌧

52%

3/12

10am

74°

🌧

52%

3/16

11am

76°

⚡

52%

5/16

12pm

78°

⚡

52%

5/16

1pm

79°

⚡

52%

6/13

2pm

80°

⚡

72%

6/13

3pm

80°

⚡

79%

6/13

4pm

79°

⚡

85%

7/13

5pm

78°

⚡

92%

7/13

6pm

77°

⚡

89%

7/13

7pm

76°

⚡

87%

7/19

8pm

75°

⚡

77%

7/19

9pm

74°

⚡

74%

7/19

10pm

73°

⚡

72%

6/18

11pm

72°

⚡

70%

5/18

Tue Jul 14

12am

72°

⚡

62%

5/18

1am

71°

⚡

55%

3/20

2am

70°

🌦

27%

3/20

3am

70°

🌦

27%

3/20

4am

69°

🌦

27%

5/20

5am

69°

🌦

25%

5/20

6am

69°

🌦

25%

6/20

7am

70°

🌦

24%

6/16

8am

71°

🌦

25%

6/16

9am

72°

🌦

25%

6/16

10am

74°

🌦

25%

6/16

11am

75°

⚡

25%

6/16

12pm

77°

⚡

26%

6/16

1pm

79°

⚡

26%

6/11

2pm

81°

⚡

34%

6/11

3pm

82°

⚡

36%

6/11

4pm

83°

⚡

39%

6/6

5pm

83°

⚡

42%

5/6

6pm

83°

⚡

37%

5/6

7pm

82°

⚡

32%

2/6

8pm

79°

13%

1/6

9pm

77°

13%

1/6

10pm

75°

13%

0/7

11pm

74°

13%

0/7

Wed Jul 15

12am

73°

13%

0/7

1am

73°

13%

0/6

Rows: time · temperature · conditions (⚡ storms, 🌧 likely rain, 🌦 chance) · precip % · wind mph/gusts. Hours beyond 48h are lower-confidence guidance.