Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

89°F

32°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.18 in
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index96°F (36°C)
Last update 31 Aug 12:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Morganton NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Calm wind.

    High: 95 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.

    High: 95 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Morganton NC
 35.75°N 81.72°W (Elev. 1047 ft)
6:13 am EDT Aug 31, 2026
1pm EDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 6, 2026
 
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