Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rowan County Airport (KRUQ)

Lat: 35.64°NLon: 80.52°WElev: 755ft.

Fog/Mist

42°F

6°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Last update 28 Dec 5:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Cooleemee NCSimilar City Names

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 8pm.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 55 by 5am. Light south wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9am.  Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 59 by 11am, then falling to around 45 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind around 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Calm wind.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 55 by 5am. Light south wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 59 by 11am, then falling to around 45 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind around 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
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Point Forecast:
Cooleemee NCSimilar City Names
 35.81°N 80.57°W (Elev. 686 ft)
12:18 pm EST Dec 28, 2025
5pm EST Dec 28, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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