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 >

Current conditions at

Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9)

Lat: 36.37°NLon: 82.17°WElev: 1594ft.

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.22 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Apr 5:35 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles E Bakersville NC

Freeze Warning April 21, 12:00am until April 21, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning
  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 61. Light west wind becoming west northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost between 3am and 5am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Widespread frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 71 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 75 °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 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 61. Light west wind becoming west northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Widespread frost between 3am and 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Saturday
Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles E Bakersville NC
 36.01°N 82.13°W (Elev. 2608 ft)
3:14 am EDT Apr 20, 2026
5am EDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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