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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fog

59°F

15°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 0.15 mi
Last update 22 Nov 2:42 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW Lake James NC

Dense Fog Advisory until November 22, 04:00am
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Dense Fog Advisory
  •  
    Dense Fog Advisory until November 22, 04:00am

    NOW until 4:00am Sat

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Dense Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers between 8am and 10am. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 76 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Areas Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Calm wind.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Light northwest wind.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Calm wind.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 50 percent chance of showers. Widespread dense fog, mainly before 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers between 8am and 10am. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Light northwest wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Thanksgiving Day
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SW Lake James NC
 35.74°N 81.86°W (Elev. 1198 ft)
Last Update:
12:18 am EST Nov 22, 2025
Forecast Valid:
2am EST Nov 22, 2025-6pm EST Nov 28, 2025
 
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