Strong to Severe Thunderstorms Continue Tonight in the East; Early Heat Wave in the West

Scattered strong to severe storms with damaging winds and potentially a tornado or two are expected tonight from the coastal Carolinas into the Mid-Atlantic states. An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jefferson - Ashe County Airport (KGEV)

Lat: 36.43°NLon: 81.42°WElev: 3056ft.

Light Snow

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed W 16 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.82 in
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill4°F (-16°C)
Last update 17 Mar 2:55 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Creston NC

Winter Weather Advisory March 17, 03:01am until March 17, 08:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory March 17, 03:01am until March 17, 08:00am

    NOW until 8:00am Tue

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 7am, then a chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow showers after 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Wind chill values between -3 and 7. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 24 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between 4 and 9. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers, mainly before 7am, then a chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Wind chill values between -3 and 7. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between 4 and 9. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles W Creston NC
 36.45°N 81.71°W (Elev. 4098 ft)
2:26 am EDT Mar 17, 2026
3am EDT Mar 17, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 23, 2026
 
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