Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lincolnton, Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ)

Lat: 35.48°NLon: 81.16°WElev: 876ft.

Rain

50°F

10°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 8:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Westport NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm.  Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 62. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 62 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers between 7pm and 9pm.  Patchy fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light north northeast wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 45 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am.  Cloudy, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 62. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers between 7pm and 9pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light north northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 44.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 43.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Westport NC
 35.51°N 81°W (Elev. 902 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
9am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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