Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Heat Advisory in effect from September 5, 11:00 AM EDT until September 5, 08:00 PM EDT

Current conditions at

Anderson, Anderson County Airport (KAND)

Lat: 34.5°NLon: 82.71°WElev: 781ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity	82%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.96 in (1013.2 mb)
Dewpoint	71°F (22°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	79°F (26°C)
Last update	5 Sep 2:56 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Anderson County Airport SC

Heat Advisory September 5, 11:00am until September 5, 08:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Overnight
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 98 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 72 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 94 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 69 °F
Showers
Likely
Labor Day
High: 84 °F
Chance
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 67 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 89 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 67 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

Sunday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Labor Day

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 89.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 91.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 69.