Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed NW 3 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Mar 6:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Kings Creek NC

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers before 11pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 37. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind.

    Low: 33 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 37. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
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Point Forecast:
Kings Creek NC
 36.02°N 81.4°W (Elev. 1191 ft)
6:07 am EDT Mar 27, 2026
6am EDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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