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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jefferson - Ashe County Airport (KGEV)

Lat: 36.43°NLon: 81.42°WElev: 3056ft.

Light Snow

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed NW 8 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.59 in
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill15°F (-9°C)
Last update 15 Jan 1:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

West Jefferson NC

Cold Weather Advisory until January 16, 07:00am
Wind Advisory until January 15, 11:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory
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    Cold Weather Advisory until January 16, 07:00am
    Wind Advisory until January 15, 11:00am

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Overnight

    Low: 14 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow showers between 11am and 1pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 17 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 23.

    High: 23 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A slight chance of snow showers between 3am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of snow showers between 11am and 1pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 30.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 23.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 11.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 39.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
West Jefferson NC
 36.41°N 81.5°W (Elev. 3104 ft)
Last Update:
1:30 am EST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am EST Jan 15, 2026-6pm EST Jan 21, 2026
 
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