Heat Across the Center of the Nation; Severe Thunderstorms Across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley

Heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, Mississippi Valley and Midwest into Monday. Fire weather concerns continue for portions of the Intermountain West. Active monsoonal moisture fuels thunderstorms over the Southwest with possible flash flooding. Tropical cyclone Fausto in the Pacific, should weaken as it approaches Hawaii; Dangerous surf, swells and rip currents are expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rowan County Airport (KRUQ)

Lat: 35.64°NLon: 80.52°WElev: 755ft.

83°F

28°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 26 Jul 6:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles E Kannapolis NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

    Low: 67 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 103. Light southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 69 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
Monday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 103. Light southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 65.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Sunday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles E Kannapolis NC
 35.5°N 80.55°W (Elev. 797 ft)
2:30 pm EDT Jul 26, 2026
6pm EDT Jul 26, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 2, 2026
 
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