Severe Thunderstorms for Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Typhoon Approaching Guam

A cold front will sweep eastward today accompanied by strong to severe thunderstorms for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. In the wake of this cold front, autumn like temperatures and gusty winds from the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes to most of the eastern seaboard. Fire weather conditions for lower Mississippi Valley into portions of California. For Guam, a typhoon is approaching. Read More >

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index88°F (31°C)
Last update 16 Oct 2:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Altamont NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 6 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am.  Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 47. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 47 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 2am.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Widespread frost before 7am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 54 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 47. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 2am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Widespread frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSE Altamont NC
 35.97°N 81.94°W (Elev. 3307 ft)
2:23 pm EDT Oct 16, 2026
2pm EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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