Back-to-Back Winter Storms Across the North-Central U.S.; Severe Weather Threat in the Midwest

A late-season winter storm continues to bring heavy snow, significant sleet, and disruptive icing to the Upper Midwest and western Great Lakes into the morning; and will be followed by another storm. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Midwest to the lower Great Lakes through tonight, before bringing a round of freezing rain and sleet Friday morning across northern New England. Read More >

Current conditions at

Concord Regional Airport (KJQF)

Lat: 35.39°NLon: 80.71°WElev: 666ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 30.32 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Apr 2:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Cornelius NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Patchy fog between 9am and 10am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 80 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of rain, mainly after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am.  High near 72. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 72 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of rain, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Rain likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. High near 72. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
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Point Forecast:
Cornelius NC
 35.48°N 80.89°W (Elev. 791 ft)
2:25 am EDT Apr 3, 2026
3am EDT Apr 3, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 9, 2026
 
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