Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Arizona; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley and southern Arizona. The threat will shift to the Mid-Atlantic coast on Thursday. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rowan County Airport (KRUQ)

Lat: 35.64°NLon: 80.52°WElev: 755ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity	94%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.00 in
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	19 Aug 11:55 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NE Gold Hill NC

Overnight
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 95 °F
Hot
Thursday Night
Low: 69 °F
Heavy Rain
then Heavy
Rain and
Patchy Fog
Friday
High: 90 °F
Patchy Fog
then Showers
Likely
Friday Night
Low: 67 °F
Showers
Saturday
High: 87 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 66 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 89 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind.

Thursday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers between 4am and 5am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog between 2am and 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 69. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday

A slight chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Low around 67. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 89.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 88.