Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Mississippi Valley and Mid-Atlantic

Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding are possible across the Upper Midwest, central Plains, and Mid-Atlantic. There is an increased threat for heavy rain and flooding in the western Gulf Coast. Above average heat should persist through Friday in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys with little relief overnight. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lancaster County-mc Whirter Field (KLKR)

Lat: 34.72°NLon: 80.86°WElev: 486ft.

Fog/Mist

72°F

22°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.13 in
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 1.50 mi
Last update 29 Aug 5:35 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Lawn SC

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 102. Light southwest wind.

    High: 96 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 93 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind.

    Low: 71 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light south southwest wind.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 102. Light southwest wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light south southwest wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Labor Day
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
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Point Forecast:
Fort Lawn SC
 34.69°N 80.91°W (Elev. 499 ft)
3:20 am EDT Aug 29, 2024
5am EDT Aug 29, 2024-6pm EDT Sep 4, 2024
 
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