Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

44°F

7°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.86 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill41°F (5°C)
Last update 1 Jan 2:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Lake James NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 53. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 57. Calm wind.

    High: 57 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 4am.  Cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Rain Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain.  High near 46. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 46 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 53. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 57. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Rain. High near 46. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Lake James NC
 35.69°N 81.83°W (Elev. 1266 ft)
1:03 am EST Jan 1, 2026
3am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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