Significant Winter Storm Continues - Bitterly Cold Weather Follows This Week

A winter storm will continue to impact our area. The winter storm will be followed by bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills this week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jefferson - Ashe County Airport (KGEV)

Lat: 36.43°NLon: 81.42°WElev: 3056ft.

Light Snow

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 1.50 mi
Wind Chill9°F (-13°C)
Last update 25 Jan 8:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

West Jefferson NC

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 08:26am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning January 25, 08:26am until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Today

    High: 38 °F

    Freezing Rain
    then Wintry
    Mix

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain and snow before 3am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 3am and 4am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 26.

    High: 26 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Freezing rain before 3pm, then rain and sleet. High near 38. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. Total daytime sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of rain and snow before 3am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 3am and 4am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 26.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 20.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
West Jefferson NC
 36.41°N 81.5°W (Elev. 3104 ft)
7:00 am EST Jan 25, 2026
8am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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