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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Light Rain

54°F

12°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.23 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Last update 9 Jan 7:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Salem NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers. Patchy fog. Low around 53. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 53 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 65. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 65 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 8 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 38 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45. West northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog. Low around 53. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 65. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 8 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 45. West northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
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Point Forecast:
Salem NC
 35.7°N 81.69°W (Elev. 1201 ft)
Last Update:
6:29 pm EST Jan 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EST Jan 9, 2026-6pm EST Jan 16, 2026
 
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