Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Mid-South to the Mid-Atlantic; Building Heat in the West

Severe thunderstorms may bring damaging winds, a couple of tornadoes, and heavy rain across portions of the Mid-Atlantic into the Mid-South. Severe storms may produce hail across the northern/central High Plains. Hazardous heat will linger across the southern U.S. and build across the West through mid-week. Fire weather concerns continue for Interior Alaska and the Four Corners region. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lancaster County-mc Whirter Field (KLKR)

Lat: 34.72°NLon: 80.86°WElev: 486ft.

Partly Cloudy

88°F

31°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed SW 12 mph
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index96°F (36°C)
Last update 22 Jun 6:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Lawn SC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9pm and 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 90. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 90 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 89. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 89. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
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Point Forecast:
Fort Lawn SC
 34.69°N 80.91°W (Elev. 499 ft)
5:44 pm EDT Jun 22, 2026
7pm EDT Jun 22, 2026-6pm EDT Jun 29, 2026
 
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