Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rowan County Airport (KRUQ)

Lat: 35.64°NLon: 80.52°WElev: 755ft.

Partly Cloudy

72°F

22°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed SW 9 G 20 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 10 Jan 4:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Salisbury, Rowan County Airport NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 70 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 42 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 50. West northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 50. West northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 47.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Salisbury, Rowan County Airport NC
 35.65°N 80.51°W (Elev. 699 ft)
12:18 pm EST Jan 10, 2026
4pm EST Jan 10, 2026-6pm EST Jan 17, 2026
 
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