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

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

96°F

36°C

Humidity	41%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.04 in
Dewpoint	69°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	101°F (38°C)
Last update	4 Sep 2:35 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Gamewell NC

This Afternoon
High: 94 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 71 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 94 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 69 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Patchy Fog
Sunday
High: 87 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Showers
Likely
Sunday Night
Low: 66 °F
Showers
Likely
Labor Day
High: 80 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday Night
Low: 63 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 84 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 100. Light west wind.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 10pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

A chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Labor Day

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 88.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 65.