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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lincolnton, Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ)

Lat: 35.48°NLon: 81.16°WElev: 876ft.

Overcast

55°F

13°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed SW 10 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill52°F (11°C)
Last update 25 Feb 10:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Maiden NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly after 11pm.  Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 47 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 11am.  Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 59. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 59 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 5am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 45 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 9am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly after 11pm. Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 59. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of rain after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Maiden NC
 35.58°N 81.21°W (Elev. 945 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
10pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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