Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rowan County Airport (KRUQ)

Lat: 35.64°NLon: 80.52°WElev: 755ft.

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.07 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 12 Sep 10:55 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSE East Spencer NC

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 85 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 68 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind.

    High: 88 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSE East Spencer NC
 35.64°N 80.42°W (Elev. 810 ft)
8:03 am EDT Sep 12, 2026
11am EDT Sep 12, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 18, 2026
 
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