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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mount Airy/Surry County Airport (KMWK)

Lat: 36.46°NLon: 80.55°WElev: 1224ft.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed N 7 mph
Barometer 30.01 in
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index88°F (31°C)
Last update 18 Aug 12:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Ararat NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Light northwest wind.

    High: 90 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 68 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 88 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 66 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 86 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Light northwest wind.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ararat NC
 36.4°N 80.57°W (Elev. 1001 ft)
Last Update:
9:30 am EDT Aug 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm EDT Aug 18, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 24, 2026
 
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