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Current conditions at

Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9)

Lat: 36.37° N Lon: 82.17° W Elev: 1594 ft.

Overcast

23°F

-5°C

Humidity	50%
Wind Speed	W 6 mph
Barometer	29.89 in
Dewpoint	7°F (-14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	16°F (-9°C)
Last update	15 Jan 6:55 pm EST

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Detailed forecast for

Yancey County

Tonight

Mostly clear and blustery, cold with lows around 10 above. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, becoming west 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph after midnight. Wind chill values as low as 6 below this evening.

Friday

Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely with a chance of rain showers after midnight. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch possible. Not as cool with lows in the upper 20s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

Saturday

Partly sunny with a chance of snow showers in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Cold with lows around 18. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 20s.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear. Cold with lows 10 to 15.

Martin Luther King Jr Day

Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

Monday Night

Mostly clear. Cold with lows 5 to 10 above. Wind chill values as low as 10 below after midnight.

Tuesday

Sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Wind chill values as low as 10 below in the morning.