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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

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed NW 15 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Wind Chill5°F (-15°C)
Last update 23 Feb 12:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Independence VA

Winter Storm Warning February 23, 12:48pm until February 24, 12:00am
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Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning February 23, 12:48pm until February 24, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Tue

    Winter Storm Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered flurries with a slight chance of snow showers before 7pm, then scattered flurries between 7pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain. High near 53. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 53 °F

    Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 37 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of snow showers, mainly before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Scattered flurries with a slight chance of snow showers before 7pm, then scattered flurries between 7pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain. High near 53. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles W Independence VA
 36.61°N 81.25°W (Elev. 2589 ft)
Last Update:
12:30 pm EST Feb 23, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm EST Feb 23, 2026-6pm EST Mar 1, 2026
 
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