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.

Partly Cloudy

75°F

24°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Aug 6:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SW Edgemont NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 60 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Light west wind.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Light west wind.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SW Edgemont NC
 35.99°N 81.83°W (Elev. 2444 ft)
7:03 pm EDT Aug 22, 2026
7pm EDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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