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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jefferson - Ashe County Airport (KGEV)

Lat: 36.43°NLon: 81.42°WElev: 3056ft.

Partly Cloudy

60°F

16°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 21 Feb 4:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Independence VA

Winter Weather Advisory February 22, 12:00am until February 24, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Calm wind.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain likely, mainly before 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 33 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow between 3pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Calm wind.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly before 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow between 3pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Independence VA
 36.63°N 81.16°W (Elev. 2677 ft)
Last Update:
4:00 pm EST Feb 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm EST Feb 21, 2026-6pm EST Feb 27, 2026
 
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