Severe Weather Outbreak and Flash Flooding in the South

A severe weather outbreak is ongoing across the deep to mid South states. Numerous significant tornadoes, some of which may be long-track and potentially violent, should continue into this evening. Severe thunderstorms will continue to spread across parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, the Florida Panhandle, and Georgia into tonight. Flash flooding is also ongoing in these areas. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rowan County Airport (KRUQ)

Lat: 35.64°NLon: 80.52°WElev: 755ft.

Fair

60°F

16°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Mar 8:45 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Salisbury, Rowan County Airport NC

Wind Advisory March 16, 12:00am until March 16, 02:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 62. South southeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after 5pm.  Patchy fog between 10am and noon. High near 74. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 74 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers between 11pm and midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 46 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 35. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Cloudy, with a low around 62. South southeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog between 10am and noon. High near 74. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 35. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Salisbury, Rowan County Airport NC
 35.7°N 80.53°W (Elev. 801 ft)
6:57 pm EDT Mar 15, 2025
8pm EDT Mar 15, 2025-6pm EDT Mar 22, 2025
 
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