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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

42°F

6°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 30.30 in
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Jan 8:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Wildacres NC

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 01:00pm until January 26, 01:00pm
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Ice Storm Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow after 1pm, mixing with sleet after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 29 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow/Sleet

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Sleet, possibly mixed with snow before 10pm, then freezing rain and sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 14. Southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 14 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 8am. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 36. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 36 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Freezing Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain before 2am, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 2am and 5am, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain after 5am. Low around 17. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 9 to 14 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 17 °F

    Rain then
    Chance Wintry
    Mix

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery.

    High: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -1.

    Low: -1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow after 1pm, mixing with sleet after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Sleet, possibly mixed with snow before 10pm, then freezing rain and sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 14. Southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday
Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 8am. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 36. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain before 2am, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 2am and 5am, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain after 5am. Low around 17. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 9 to 14 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 30.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles N Wildacres NC
 35.87°N 82.12°W (Elev. 3389 ft)
Last Update:
5:54 pm EST Jan 23, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm EST Jan 23, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026
 
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