Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding in the West; Heat Expands in the Central U.S.

Monsoonal moisture will produce showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain over parts of the Southwest, Great Basin, and Central Rockies through Monday. Flash flooding is possible, especially in and around burn scars and in areas of steep terrain. Heat will persist across the Central U.S. early this week, spreading into the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic later this week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH)

Lat: 35.2°NLon: 81.16°WElev: 791ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.16 in (1020.6 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Aug 9:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Lowell NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind.

    High: 93 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind.

    High: 95 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Monday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
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Point Forecast:
Lowell NC
 35.27°N 81.11°W (Elev. 755 ft)
7:03 pm EDT Aug 30, 2026
10pm EDT Aug 30, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 6, 2026
 
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