Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Overcast

34°F

1°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed E 5 mph
Barometer 30.48 in
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 24 Jan 9:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Salem NC

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 01:00pm until January 26, 01:00pm
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Ice Storm Warning
  • Today

    Today: A chance of flurries and sleet before noon, then a chance of snow after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. East wind 6 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

    High: 32 °F

    Chance
    Snow/Sleet
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow and sleet before 8pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. The sleet could be heavy at times.  Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 19. East northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible.  New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 19 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 1pm.  Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 30. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible.  New sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Freezing rain, mainly before midnight.  Low around 24. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.

    Low: 24 °F

    Freezing Rain
    then Chance
    Freezing Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries and sleet before noon, then a chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Tonight
A chance of snow and sleet before 8pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 19. East northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday
Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 1pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 30. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Freezing rain, mainly before midnight. Low around 24. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 34.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Salem NC
 35.66°N 81.7°W (Elev. 1785 ft)
6:56 am EST Jan 24, 2026
9am EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026
 
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