Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Arizona; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest
Thunderstorms, some severe, may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley and southern Arizona. The threat will shift to the Mid-Atlantic coast on Thursday. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Gate City VA Issued by: National Weather Service Morristown, TN Last Update: 1:06 am EDT Aug 20, 2026 |  |
| Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind. Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. | |
| Gate City VA 36.63°N 82.59°W (Elev. 1503 ft) | |
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