Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the southern Plains today, moving into the central Plains and Southeast U.S on Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9)

Lat: 36.37°NLon: 82.17°WElev: 1594ft.

Overcast

64°F

18°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Mar 9:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Grassy Ridge Bald NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers likely, mainly after 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 64 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 10pm.  Patchy fog before 1am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with a north northwest wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 24 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Patchy
    Fog and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog before 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with a north northwest wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 29. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 49. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Grassy Ridge Bald NC
 36.12°N 82.06°W (Elev. 5098 ft)
6:07 am EDT Mar 27, 2026
9am EDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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