Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Anson County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Lee County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC 5:30 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM Areal Flood Watch 7:00 AM

Lee County, North Carolina, United States

Last updated: 5:21 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
24°C
Feels like 27°
Overcast
▲ 29°  /  ▼ 19°
Wind
7 mph E
Humidity
87%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.59 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
1.2
Cloud Cover
99%
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Lee County is currently overcast at 24°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 81% around 6 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1349 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:40AM · Sunset: 7:58PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Anson County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Lee County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC
Expires 5:30 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
Areal Flood Watch
Expires 7:00 AM
42 AQI · Good Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
24°
80%
7 PM
25°
69%
8 PM
24°
70%
9 PM
23°
69%
10 PM
22°
70%
11 PM
22°
69%
12 AM
22°
68%
1 AM
22°
59%
2 AM
22°
57%
3 AM
21°
44%
4 AM
21°
44%
5 AM
19°
40%
6 AM
19°
43%
7 AM
20°
54%
8 AM
20°
46%
9 AM
23°
43%
10 AM
24°
43%
11 AM
24°
44%
12 PM
26°
44%
1 PM
27°
44%
2 PM
27°
44%
3 PM
27°
44%
4 PM
27°
37%
5 PM
28°
24%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
29° 19°
Overcast with a 80% chance of rain.
Sat
29° 19°
Partly Cloudy with a 68% chance of rain.
Sun
32° 20°
Clear with a 23% chance of rain.
Mon
31° 18°
Mostly Clear with a 53% chance of rain.
Tue
30° 18°
Rain, 45% chance.
Wed
31° 19°
Rain, 72% chance.
Thu
31° 20°
Heavy Rain, 90% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 24° Overcast 80% 7 mph E 87%
7 PM 25° Drizzle 69% 6 mph ESE 92%
8 PM 24° Heavy Rain 70% 6 mph E 94%
9 PM 23° Heavy Rain 69% 5 mph ESE 94%
10 PM 22° Heavy Rain 70% 6 mph SE 94%
11 PM 22° Heavy Rain 69% 5 mph SSE 94%
12 AM 22° Rain 68% 3 mph SSE 95%
1 AM 22° Rain 59% 3 mph SSE 95%
2 AM 22° Overcast 57% 3 mph SSW 95%
3 AM 21° Overcast 44% 3 mph SW 95%
4 AM 21° Overcast 44% 2 mph NW 96%
5 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 40% 2 mph S 96%
6 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 43% 3 mph SSE 94%
7 AM 20° Mostly Cloudy 54% 2 mph SE 92%
8 AM 20° Mostly Cloudy 46% 3 mph SSE 90%
9 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 43% 2 mph S 87%
10 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 43% 2 mph S 82%
11 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 44% 3 mph SSW 78%
12 PM 26° Mostly Cloudy 44% 3 mph SW 74%
1 PM 27° Mostly Cloudy 44% 3 mph WSW 71%
2 PM 27° Mostly Cloudy 44% 4 mph WSW 70%
3 PM 27° Mostly Cloudy 44% 4 mph WSW 69%
4 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 37% 4 mph SW 68%
5 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 24% 4 mph SW 68%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Overcast
80%
19°
29°
Sat
8/22
Partly Cloudy
68%
19°
29°
Sun
8/23
Clear
23%
20°
32°
Mon
8/24
Mostly Clear
53%
18°
31°
Tue
8/25
Rain
45%
18°
30°
Wed
8/26
Rain
72%
19°
31°
Thu
8/27
Heavy Rain
90%
20°
31°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
63%
19°
32°
Sat
8/29
Rain
73%
21°
30°
Sun
8/30
Rain
72%
19°
32°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
68%
19°
32°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
22°
33°
Wed
9/2
Drizzle
60%
22°
32°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
21°
32°
Fri
9/4
Drizzle
60%
21°
32°
42
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
41 AQI 7.4 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
42 AQI 46 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 42 Good 42 41
Sun 37 Good 37 31
Mon 37 Good 37 35
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, 21:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE773 J/kg
MLCAPE693 J/kg
MUCAPE1421 J/kg
SBCIN-25 J/kg
MLCIN-30 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.2
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear18 kt
0–1 km Shear14 kt
Eff. Shear19 kt
0–1 km SRH82
0–3 km SRH103
Eff. SRH103
Storm Motion283° @ 16 kt
0–1 km EHI0.4
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index31.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.16 in
0–3 km LR5.5 °C/km
700–500 LR5.5 °C/km
Total Totals41.0
LCL966 hPa
LFC812 hPa
EL207 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,396 ft