Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Concord Regional Airport (KJQF)

Lat: 35.39°NLon: 80.71°WElev: 666ft.

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Jan 5:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Cornelius NC

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 56. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog between 4am and 5am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog between 7am and 8am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the morning.

    High: 57 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 5am.  Cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Cloudy then
    Rain Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain.  High near 48. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 48 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 35 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 56. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain. High near 48. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
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Point Forecast:
Cornelius NC
 35.48°N 80.89°W (Elev. 791 ft)
6:23 am EST Jan 1, 2026
6am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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