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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Overcast

34°F

1°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.41 in
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Jan 7:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles E Ashford NC

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

  • Today

    Today: A chance of snow and sleet before 4pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 28 °F

    Chance
    Snow/Sleet

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Freezing rain and sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 16. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 16 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 7am. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 30. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Freezing rain, mainly before 1am. Low around 18. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 12 to 17 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.

    Low: 18 °F

    Freezing Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Blustery.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of snow and sleet before 4pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Freezing rain and sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 16. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday
Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 7am. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 30. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Freezing rain, mainly before 1am. Low around 18. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 12 to 17 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Blustery.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 30.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles E Ashford NC
 35.86°N 81.92°W (Elev. 3169 ft)
Last Update:
6:56 am EST Jan 24, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026
 
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