Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

84°F

29°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index88°F (31°C)
Last update 21 Aug 5:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Wildacres NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 63 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind.

    High: 83 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Light northwest wind.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Light northwest wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wildacres NC
 35.83°N 82.1°W (Elev. 2362 ft)
5:44 pm EDT Aug 21, 2026
6pm EDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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