Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rowan County Airport (KRUQ)

Lat: 35.64°NLon: 80.52°WElev: 755ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Sep 3:35 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Mount Ulla NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm.  Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 69 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a chance of thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm.  Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 86 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 66 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a chance of thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Labor Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mount Ulla NC
 35.67°N 80.73°W (Elev. 801 ft)
2:23 am EDT Sep 5, 2026
3am EDT Sep 5, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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