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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.12 in
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Dec 12:28 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Lake James NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind.

    High: 51 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog before noon, then patchy fog after 3pm. High near 38. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Rain and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Light and variable wind.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Rain, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog before noon, then patchy fog after 3pm. High near 38. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow between 4am and 5am, then a chance of snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 38.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Lake James NC
 35.74°N 81.88°W (Elev. 1201 ft)
Last Update:
12:18 pm EST Dec 7, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1pm EST Dec 7, 2025-6pm EST Dec 13, 2025
 
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