Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Current conditions at

Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9)

Lat: 36.37°NLon: 82.17°WElev: 1594ft.

Overcast

68°F

20°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Dec 5:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Mount Mitchell NC

Wind Advisory December 29, 01:00pm until December 30, 07:00am
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Wind Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain likely after 4am.  Patchy fog between 11pm and 1am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 52. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 52 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Rain
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain likely, mainly before 8am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 30 by 5pm. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 46 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain likely after 4am. Patchy fog between 11pm and 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 52. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 30 by 5pm. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mount Mitchell NC
 35.91°N 82.31°W (Elev. 2831 ft)
12:18 pm EST Dec 28, 2025
5pm EST Dec 28, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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