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Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

45°F

7°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.24 in
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 19 Apr 11:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Linville Gorge NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 67 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
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Point Forecast:
Linville Gorge NC
 35.93°N 81.92°W (Elev. 2667 ft)
Last Update:
9:29 pm EDT Apr 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm EDT Apr 19, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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