Significant Winter Storm this Weekend - Bitterly Cold Weather Follows Next Week

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

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jefferson - Ashe County Airport (KGEV)

Lat: 36.43°NLon: 81.42°WElev: 3056ft.

Unknown Precip

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	60%
Wind Speed	SE 6 mph
Barometer	30.30 in
Dewpoint	9°F (-13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	13°F (-11°C)
Last update	24 Jan 4:15 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

Sparta NC

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 04:18pm until January 26, 01:00pm

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Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 04:18pm until January 26, 01:00pm
NOW until 1:00pm Mon
Winter Storm Warning
This Afternoon
High: 26 °F
Chance Snow
Tonight
Low: 15 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 33 °F
Wintry Mix
then Freezing
Rain
Sunday Night
Low: 17 °F
Rain Likely
then
Rain/Freezing
Rain Likely
and Blustery
Monday
High: 19 °F
Cold and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 2 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 28 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 11 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of snow, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 26. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight

Sleet, possibly mixed with snow before midnight, then sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 15. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 10am. High near 33. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain likely before 1am, then a slight chance of freezing rain. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Monday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 19. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Blustery.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 28.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 11.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.