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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jefferson - Ashe County Airport (KGEV)

Lat: 36.43°NLon: 81.42°WElev: 3056ft.

Light Snow

16°F

-9°C

Humidity	71%
Wind Speed	NW 9 G 20 mph
Barometer	29.85 in
Dewpoint	8°F (-13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	5°F (-15°C)
Last update	17 Mar 5:15 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Whitetop VA

Winter Weather Advisory March 17, 05:39am until March 17, 08:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory March 17, 05:39am until March 17, 08:00am
NOW until 8:00am Tue
Winter Weather Advisory
Overnight
Low: 16 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 14 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Wednesday
High: 39 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 51 °F
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 37 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 60 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values between 2 and 7. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of snow showers, mainly before 8am, then a chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between 2 and 12. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 60.