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Highlands, NC Weather Forecast Updated 3:33 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
.NOW...SNOW SHOWERS WILL STEADILY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. AS NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE THIS MORNING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MAY SPILL OUT INTO THE ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND INTO THE EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. SNOW AT RATES OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THIS MORNING...WITH GENERALLY ONLY A DUSTING FROM FRANKLIN TO ASHEVILLE TO EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. HIGHER ELEVATION LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND MINUS 5 THIS MORNING...AND WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK.
Today
Blowing Snow Hi: 29° POP: 70%
Numerous snow showers...Mainly this morning. Areas of blowing snow. Snow accumulation around an inch. Windy with highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. Wind chill values as low as 1 below.
Tonight
Blowing Snow Lo: 17° POP: 50%
Areas of blowing snow in the evening. Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Additional snow accumulation up to 1 inch possible. Windy and cold with lows around 17. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 60 mph...Decreasing to 45 mph after midnight. Chance of snow 50 percent.
Thursday
Windy Hi: 39°
Mostly sunny and blustery. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Wind chill values as low as zero in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly Cloudy Lo: 21°
Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly Cloudy Hi: 41°
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph...Becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly Cloudy Lo: 25°
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s.
Saturday
Mostly Cloudy Hi: 35° Lo: 25°
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s.
Saturday Night
Partly Cloudy Lo: 21°
Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 20s.
Sunday
Mostly Cloudy Hi: 39° Lo: 20°
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s. Lows around 20.
Sunday Night
Mostly Cloudy Lo: 20°
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s. Lows around 20.
Presidents Day
Partly Cloudy Hi: 39° Lo: 20°
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s. Lows around 20.
Tuesday
Partly Cloudy Hi: 39° Lo: 20°
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s. Lows around 20.
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