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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Typhoon Watch for Guam/CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue today from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Locally considerable flash and urban flooding is possible, and river flooding will continue in central Oklahoma. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday. A Typhoon Watch has been issued for Guam and CNMI. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rowan County Airport (KRUQ)

Lat: 35.64°NLon: 80.52°WElev: 755ft.

Fair

87°F

31°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 30.06 in
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index89°F (32°C)
Last update 15 Oct 4:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Salisbury, Rowan County Airport NC

  • Tonight

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

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers before midnight, then a chance of showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 49 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 60 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers before midnight, then a chance of showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 38.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Salisbury, Rowan County Airport NC
 35.65°N 80.51°W (Elev. 699 ft)
Last Update:
2:23 pm EDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm EDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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