Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Overcast

55°F

13°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed SW 8 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill53°F (12°C)
Last update 25 Feb 9:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles E Ashford NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly after 11pm.  Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 41. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 11am.  Areas of fog before 2pm. High near 52. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Showers and
    Areas Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Light and variable wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind.

    High: 53 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly after 11pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 41. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 11am. Areas of fog before 2pm. High near 52. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 50.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles E Ashford NC
 35.86°N 81.92°W (Elev. 3169 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
10pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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