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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Light Drizzle

49°F

9°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 8:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles E Ashford NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before noon.  Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 55. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 55 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind.

    High: 52 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the morning.

    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 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain likely, mainly between 10am and noon.  Cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 44 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 55. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly between 10am and noon. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 5am, then a chance of freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles E Ashford NC
 35.86°N 81.92°W (Elev. 3169 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
8am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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