Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9)

Lat: 36.37°NLon: 82.17°WElev: 1594ft.

Fair

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 7:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Buladean NC

  • Today

    Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain likely before 1am, then showers, mainly after 1am.  Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 39. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 39 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 2pm, then rain likely after 2pm.  Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 51. South southwest wind around 7 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 51 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly between 1am and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 38 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain between 1pm and 3pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Light and variable wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Rain likely before 1am, then showers, mainly after 1am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 39. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 2pm, then rain likely after 2pm. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 51. South southwest wind around 7 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly between 1am and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain between 1pm and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Light and variable wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles WNW Buladean NC
 36.13°N 82.25°W (Elev. 3996 ft)
6:10 am EST Feb 25, 2026
8am EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 3, 2026
 
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