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Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Light Rain

62°F

17°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.76 in
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 12 Mar 6:55 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Jonas Ridge NC

  • Today

    Today: Rain showers, snow showers, and sleet before noon, then a slight chance of snow showers between noon and 1pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog between 8am and 11am. Temperature falling to around 32 by 11am. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

    High: 39 °F⇓

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 40 °F

    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. High near 51. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 51 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain showers, snow showers, and sleet before noon, then a slight chance of snow showers between noon and 1pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog between 8am and 11am. Temperature falling to around 32 by 11am. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 51. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night
Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. High near 51. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 31.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Jonas Ridge NC
 35.97°N 81.88°W (Elev. 3796 ft)
Last Update:
6:21 am EDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am EDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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