Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the southern Plains today, moving into the central Plains and Southeast U.S on Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Concord Regional Airport (KJQF)

Lat: 35.39°NLon: 80.71°WElev: 666ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Mar 6:50 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Poplar Tent NC

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 88. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 41 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 88. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 34. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
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Point Forecast:
Poplar Tent NC
 35.39°N 80.65°W (Elev. 679 ft)
6:07 am EDT Mar 27, 2026
8am EDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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