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

Cornelius NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers between 7am and 10am.  Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 61 by 10am, then falling to around 44 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.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 61 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 24. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers between 7am and 10am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 61 by 10am, then falling to around 44 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. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 24. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 39.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
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Point Forecast:
Cornelius NC
 35.48°N 80.89°W (Elev. 791 ft)
12:18 am EST Dec 29, 2025
3am EST Dec 29, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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