Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lancaster County-mc Whirter Field (KLKR)

Lat: 34.72°NLon: 80.86°WElev: 486ft.

Fair

45°F

7°C

Humidity	46%
Wind Speed	SW 14 mph
Barometer	29.94 in
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	39°F (4°C)
Last update	25 Feb 7:55 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE Catawba SC

Today
High: 60 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 50 °F
Chance Rain
Thursday
High: 63 °F
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Thursday Night
Low: 48 °F
Rain Likely
Friday
High: 59 °F
Chance Rain
Friday Night
Low: 43 °F
Slight Chance
Rain
Saturday
High: 66 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 72 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tonight

A chance of rain between 9pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

Showers, mainly before 2pm, then rain after 2pm. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 63. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night

Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 48. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 72.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.