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

Rowan County Airport (KRUQ)

Lat: 35.64°NLon: 80.52°WElev: 755ft.

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed SW 10 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill52°F (11°C)
Last update 25 Feb 8:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Salisbury, Rowan County Airport NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly after midnight.  Patchy fog after 4am. Low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light south southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 47 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 11am.  Patchy fog between 7am and 1pm. High near 58. South 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: 58 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 5am.  Patchy fog after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly after midnight. Patchy fog after 4am. Low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog between 7am and 1pm. High near 58. South 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 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 5am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 55.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Salisbury, Rowan County Airport NC
 35.65°N 80.51°W (Elev. 699 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
9pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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