Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Concord Regional Airport (KJQF)

Lat: 35.39°NLon: 80.71°WElev: 666ft.

Fog/Mist

50°F

10°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 1.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 29 Dec 2:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Poplar Tent NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10am.  Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 63 by 10am, then falling to around 46 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 24. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Light west northwest wind.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 63 by 10am, then falling to around 46 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 24. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Light west northwest wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
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Point Forecast:
Poplar Tent NC
 35.39°N 80.65°W (Elev. 679 ft)
12:18 am EST Dec 29, 2025
3am EST Dec 29, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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