Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Monroe, Monroe Airport (KEQY)

Lat: 35.02°NLon: 80.62°WElev: 679ft.

Fair

91°F

33°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.0 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index100°F (38°C)
Last update 5 Sep 11:53 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Wingate NC

Heat Advisory until September 5, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory until September 5, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light and variable wind.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 71 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 68 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 108. Light west northwest wind.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light and variable wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Labor Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wingate NC
 34.99°N 80.45°W (Elev. 574 ft)
6:18 am EDT Sep 5, 2026
12pm EDT Sep 5, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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