Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Active Pattern Continues in Hawaii

Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected today from the ArkLaTex and Lower Mississippi Valley through the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. Thunderstorms may produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat today from east Texas into New York. A powerful kona storm will continue to impact Hawaii through Saturday, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds, and severe thunderstorms. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sampson County Airport (KCTZ)

Lat: 34.98°NLon: 78.36°WElev: 141ft.

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 30.06 in
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 11 Mar 10:35 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Salemburg NC

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers likely.  Temperature rising to near 71 by 11am, then falling to around 48 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 71 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers likely. Temperature rising to near 71 by 11am, then falling to around 48 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers likely before 8pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Sunday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNW Salemburg NC
 35.08°N 78.54°W (Elev. 98 ft)
6:00 am EDT Mar 11, 2026
10am EDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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