Severe Thunderstorms for Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Typhoon Approaching Guam

A cold front will sweep eastward today accompanied by strong to severe thunderstorms for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. In the wake of this cold front, autumn like temperatures and gusty winds from the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes to most of the eastern seaboard. Fire weather conditions for lower Mississippi Valley into portions of California. For Guam, a typhoon is approaching. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rowan County Airport (KRUQ)

Lat: 35.64°NLon: 80.52°WElev: 755ft.

Fair

83°F

28°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed SW 14 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.92 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 16 Oct 1:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Salisbury NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers between 2pm and 3pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 9 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 39. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 9 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 39. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NW Salisbury NC
 35.7°N 80.53°W (Elev. 801 ft)
6:53 am EDT Oct 16, 2026
1pm EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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