Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Light Snow

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.14 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 1.25 mi
Last update 25 Jan 9:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Lake James NC

Ice Storm Warning January 25, 09:29am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning January 25, 09:29am until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • Today

    High: 30 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Freezing rain likely, mainly before 7pm.  Patchy fog between 9pm and 4am.  Otherwise, cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 22. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

    Low: 22 °F

    Freezing Rain
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 3pm. Patchy fog. High near 30. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. Total daytime sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Freezing rain likely, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog between 9pm and 4am. Otherwise, cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 22. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 31.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Lake James NC
 35.69°N 81.83°W (Elev. 1266 ft)
6:47 am EST Jan 25, 2026
9am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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