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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Light Drizzle

54°F

12°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.24 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 1.00 mi
Last update 9 Jan 8:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Altapass NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers. Patchy fog. Low around 52. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 52 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers. Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 59. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 59 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog. Low around 52. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers. Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 59. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 25.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Altapass NC
 35.89°N 82°W (Elev. 2848 ft)
Last Update:
6:29 pm EST Jan 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EST Jan 9, 2026-6pm EST Jan 16, 2026
 
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