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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Overcast

64°F

18°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 10 Jan 9:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Altapass NC

Wind Advisory January 11, 06:00am until January 11, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Light west wind.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind.

    Low: 27 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Light west wind.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SE Altapass NC
 35.86°N 82.01°W (Elev. 2310 ft)
Last Update:
8:10 pm EST Jan 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm EST Jan 10, 2026-6pm EST Jan 17, 2026
 
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