Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM

Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States

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27°C
Feels like 30°
Overcast
▲ 30°  /  ▼ 19°
Wind
8 mph NNE
Humidity
76%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.29 inHg
Visibility
5 mi
UV Index
3.4
Cloud Cover
85%
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Cabarrus County is currently overcast at 27°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 71% around 6 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1428 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:46AM · Sunset: 8:03PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
44 AQI · Good Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
27°
69%
6 PM
27°
71%
7 PM
26°
68%
8 PM
24°
66%
9 PM
23°
65%
10 PM
22°
63%
11 PM
21°
37%
12 AM
21°
37%
1 AM
21°
40%
2 AM
21°
32%
3 AM
20°
32%
4 AM
20°
37%
5 AM
20°
26%
6 AM
19°
21%
7 AM
19°
12%
8 AM
19°
8%
9 AM
21°
5%
10 AM
22°
5%
11 AM
23°
15%
12 PM
24°
15%
1 PM
25°
15%
2 PM
28°
15%
3 PM
28°
26%
4 PM
28°
26%
7-Day Forecast
Today
30° 19°
Overcast with a 69% chance of rain.
Sat
32° 19°
Mostly Cloudy with a 32% chance of rain.
Sun
32° 18°
Clear.
Mon
32° 17°
Mostly Clear with a 45% chance of rain.
Tue
31° 17°
Clear.
Wed
33° 18°
Heavy Rain, 82% chance.
Thu
30° 21°
Rain, 82% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Overcast 69% 8 mph NNE 76%
6 PM 27° Overcast 71% 6 mph E 81%
7 PM 26° Overcast 68% 6 mph ESE 89%
8 PM 24° Overcast 66% 7 mph ESE 96%
9 PM 23° Overcast 65% 6 mph ESE 97%
10 PM 22° Overcast 63% 6 mph ESE 97%
11 PM 21° Overcast 37% 6 mph SE 97%
12 AM 21° Overcast 37% 5 mph SSE 97%
1 AM 21° Overcast 40% 4 mph S 97%
2 AM 21° Overcast 32% 3 mph SSW 98%
3 AM 20° Mostly Cloudy 32% 2 mph ESE 98%
4 AM 20° Mostly Cloudy 37% 2 mph NE 98%
5 AM 20° Mostly Cloudy 26% 2 mph NNE 97%
6 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 21% 2 mph ENE 97%
7 AM 19° Overcast 12% 2 mph E 97%
8 AM 19° Overcast 8% 2 mph ESE 95%
9 AM 21° Overcast 5% 2 mph SSE 91%
10 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 5% 2 mph S 87%
11 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 15% 3 mph SSW 83%
12 PM 24° Mostly Cloudy 15% 3 mph SSW 79%
1 PM 25° Partly Cloudy 15% 3 mph SW 74%
2 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 15% 3 mph SW 70%
3 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 26% 3 mph SSW 68%
4 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 26% 4 mph SSW 66%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Overcast
69%
19°
30°
Sat
8/22
Mostly Cloudy
32%
19°
32°
Sun
8/23
Clear
3%
18°
32°
Mon
8/24
Mostly Clear
45%
17°
32°
Tue
8/25
Clear
16%
17°
31°
Wed
8/26
Heavy Rain
82%
18°
33°
Thu
8/27
Rain
82%
21°
30°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
53%
18°
34°
Sat
8/29
Rain
68%
20°
31°
Sun
8/30
Rain
68%
18°
33°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
22°
33°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
21°
34°
Wed
9/2
Drizzle
60%
21°
33°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
20°
33°
Fri
9/4
Drizzle
60%
20°
33°
44
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: O3
50 100 150 200

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
39 AQI 7.0 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
44 AQI 48 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 44 Good 44 39
Sun 50 Good 50 33
Mon 40 Good 40 38
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Fri Aug 21, 20:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1716 J/kg
MLCAPE1362 J/kg
MUCAPE1716 J/kg
SBCIN-0 J/kg
MLCIN-1 J/kg
Lifted Index-5.1
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear29 kt
0–1 km Shear3 kt
Eff. Shear28 kt
0–1 km SRH2
0–3 km SRH128
Eff. SRH128
Storm Motion286° @ 21 kt
0–1 km EHI0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.6
Supercell3.2
K-Index40.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.38 in
0–3 km LR6.4 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals49.7
LCL922 hPa
LFC992 hPa
EL169 hPa
Freezing Lvl13,583 ft