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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed NW 3 mph
Barometer 30.22 in
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Jan 1:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Sawmills NC

Winter Storm Watch January 24, 07:00am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Winter Storm Watch

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. Calm wind.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 50 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow between 9am and 1pm, then snow and sleet likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 31 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Snow/Sleet
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow and sleet before 9pm, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet between 9pm and 11pm, then freezing rain and sleet after 11pm. Low around 18. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 18 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain and sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 10am. High near 30. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 30 °F

    Wintry Mix
    then Freezing
    Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Freezing rain likely before 8pm, then a chance of snow between 8pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 18 °F

    Wintry Mix
    Likely then
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. Calm wind.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
A chance of snow between 9am and 1pm, then snow and sleet likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Snow and sleet before 9pm, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet between 9pm and 11pm, then freezing rain and sleet after 11pm. Low around 18. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday
Freezing rain and sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 10am. High near 30. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Freezing rain likely before 8pm, then a chance of snow between 8pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 6.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sawmills NC
 35.82°N 81.48°W (Elev. 1158 ft)
Last Update:
1:38 am EST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am EST Jan 22, 2026-6pm EST Jan 28, 2026
 
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