Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9)

Lat: 36.37°NLon: 82.17°WElev: 1594ft.

Mostly Cloudy

46°F

8°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed E 5 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 26 Feb 9:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Poplar NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before noon.  Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 52. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind.

    High: 55 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 5am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain likely, mainly between 10am and 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 47 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 52. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly between 10am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 9pm, then a chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles WSW Poplar NC
 36.05°N 82.37°W (Elev. 3550 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
9am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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