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

Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9)

Lat: 36.37°NLon: 82.17°WElev: 1594ft.

Overcast

45°F

7°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 29.81 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 26 Feb 6:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Mount Mitchell NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before noon.  Patchy fog before noon. High near 56. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 56 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 9pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind.

    High: 58 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Light northwest wind.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain likely, mainly between 10am and noon.  Cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 50 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before noon. High near 56. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Light northwest wind.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly between 10am and noon. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 9pm, then a chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
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Point Forecast:
Mount Mitchell NC
 35.91°N 82.31°W (Elev. 2831 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
7am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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