Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rowan County Airport (KRUQ)

Lat: 35.64°NLon: 80.52°WElev: 755ft.

Fair

94°F

34°C

Humidity	48%
Wind Speed	S 5 mph
Barometer	30.01 in
Dewpoint	71°F (22°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	102°F (39°C)
Last update	4 Sep 2:35 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Kannapolis NC

This Afternoon
High: 96 °F
Hot
Tonight
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 96 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 70 °F
Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 66 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Labor Day
High: 84 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 64 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 86 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 102. Light northwest wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Labor Day

Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 86.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 89.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 68.