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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rowan County Airport (KRUQ)

Lat: 35.64°NLon: 80.52°WElev: 755ft.

Light Rain

50°F

10°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 6:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Salisbury NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before 2pm. The rain could be heavy at times.  Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 60. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 60 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers between 7pm and 10pm.  Patchy fog after 11pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Light north northeast wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 56. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am.  Cloudy, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before 2pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 60. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers between 7pm and 10pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Light north northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 56. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 50.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 5am, then a chance of freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NW Salisbury NC
 35.7°N 80.53°W (Elev. 801 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
6am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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