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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fog/Mist

32°F

0°C

Humidity	98%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.80 in
Dewpoint	31°F (-1°C)
Visibility	2.50 mi
Last update	26 Jan 12:35 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Lake James NC

Ice Storm Warning January 26, 12:48am until January 26, 01:00pm

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Ice Storm Warning

Ice Storm Warning January 26, 12:48am until January 26, 01:00pm
NOW until 1:00pm Mon
Ice Storm Warning
Overnight
Low: 20 °F
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 30 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 4 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 39 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 16 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 38 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 14 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 38 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 30. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 14.