Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 11 Mar 6:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Linville Gorge NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly after midnight.  Low around 37. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 10am.  Temperature falling to around 36 by 10am. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers then
    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Light south southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 42 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly after midnight. Low around 37. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 10am. Temperature falling to around 36 by 10am. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Light south southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Linville Gorge NC
 35.93°N 81.92°W (Elev. 2667 ft)
2:24 pm EDT Mar 11, 2026
7pm EDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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