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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9)

Lat: 36.37°NLon: 82.17°WElev: 1594ft.

A Few Clouds

32°F

0°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.37 in
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Jan 10:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Mount Mitchell NC

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

  • Today

    Today: Snow likely, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all snow after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow/Sleet
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 1am. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 21. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain before noon, then rain. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 42. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain. Low around 16. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

    Low: 16 °F

    Rain then
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °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 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all snow after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 1am. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 21. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Freezing rain before noon, then rain. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 42. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain. Low around 16. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 34.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mount Mitchell NC
 35.91°N 82.31°W (Elev. 2831 ft)
Last Update:
6:56 am EST Jan 24, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026
 
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