Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Andrews-Murphy Airport (KRHP)

Lat: 35.19°NLon: 83.86°WElev: 1686ft.

Fog/Mist

47°F

8°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.07 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Last update 27 Mar 4:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles WSW Hooper Bald NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers likely, mainly after 5pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 67. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 9pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a north wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 31 °F

    Blustery.
    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 67. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a north wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 34. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 55. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
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Point Forecast:
8 Miles WSW Hooper Bald NC
 35.25°N 84.12°W (Elev. 4003 ft)
2:25 am EDT Mar 27, 2026
4am EDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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