Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

45°F

7°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 31 Dec 10:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Linville Falls NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy, with a west northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am.  Cloudy, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Chance Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain likely.  Cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 38 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy, with a west northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Linville Falls NC
 35.95°N 81.89°W (Elev. 3750 ft)
5:49 pm EST Dec 31, 2025
10pm EST Dec 31, 2025-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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