Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rowan County Airport (KRUQ)

Lat: 35.64°NLon: 80.52°WElev: 755ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 95%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Sep 8:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SE East Spencer NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11pm and 1am.  Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind.

    Low: 68 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 85. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 85 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Calm wind.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11pm and 1am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 85. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Labor Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles SE East Spencer NC
 35.64°N 80.4°W (Elev. 745 ft)
7:03 pm EDT Sep 5, 2026
8pm EDT Sep 5, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 12, 2026
 
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