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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rowan County Airport (KRUQ)

Lat: 35.64°NLon: 80.52°WElev: 755ft.

Mostly Cloudy

43°F

6°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 27 Jan 7:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Rockwell NC

  • Today

    Today: A chance of rain before 1pm, then a chance of showers after 3pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

    High: 52 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain showers before 3am, then rain and snow showers. Patchy fog. Low around 32. East wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then
    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy Fog

    Low: 32 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 8am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 44. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Sunny

    High: 44 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 23. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Clear

    Low: 23 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the morning.

    Sunny

    High: 46 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 24 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 45 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

    Low: 33 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Rain Likely

    High: 46 °F

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of rain before 1pm, then a chance of showers after 3pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain showers before 3am, then rain and snow showers. Patchy fog. Low around 32. East wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow showers before 8am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 44. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 23. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday
Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 47.
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Point Forecast:
Rockwell NC
 35.55°N 80.41°W (Elev. 778 ft)
Last Update:
6:03 am EST Jan 27, 2021
Forecast Valid:
8am EST Jan 27, 2021-6pm EST Feb 2, 2021
 
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