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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Burlington Alamance Regional Airport (KBUY)

Lat: 36.05°NLon: 79.47°WElev: 604ft.

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1018.3 mb)
Dewpoint 4°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Jan 5:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Elon NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of rain before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 53 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow. Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of rain and snow before 4pm, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 39. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Light west wind.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow. Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday
A chance of rain and snow before 4pm, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 39. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Light west wind.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 35.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 17.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 47.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elon NC
 36.1°N 79.5°W (Elev. 768 ft)
Last Update:
4:16 pm EST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm EST Jan 16, 2026-6pm EST Jan 23, 2026
 
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