Foothills Weather Network, Caldwell County NC

12/01/2025

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12/01/2025

Weather Alert: Winter Weather Advisory for Avery, Yancey, Mitchell, Caldwell Mountains, Burke Mountains, McDowell Mountains

Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected

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WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations around two tenths of an inch. *
WHERE...Avery, Yancey, and Mitchell Counties, and the mountains of Burke, Caldwell, and McDowell Counties. *
WHEN...From 7 PM Monday to 10 AM EST Tuesday. *

IMPACTS...Icing may create slippery conditions on roads, bridges and sidewalks. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning commute.

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12/01/2025

We hope everyone had a blessed Sunday,

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Foothills Action Network is dedicated to making the foothills of North Carolina a weather ready location for everyone to live, work, and play.

12/01/2025

A series of significant weather systems is set to impact us this week. Winter weather chances are increasing. Watch for isolated black ice on Monday Morning due to patchy freezing fog.

As we brace for a chilly, damp week ahead in the Western Carolinas, it’s important to remember that the rain is much-needed. Tonight, temperatures are expected to plummet into the upper 20s and low…

11/30/2025

The first week of Meteorological Winter is indeed looking like the season. We have two storm systems that could provide marginal conditions supportive of winter weather.

We will keep an eye on this and update accordingly.

11/30/2025

It’s time for a first look at your Monday weather.

11/30/2025

Tomorrow will be a quiet but chilly day across the region. It will be later tomorrow night when the next storm system moves in. This system will have some shallow cold air to work with, freezing rain is possible along the escarpment after midnight (tomorrow night).

With this system having more moisture, we could see some notable ice accretion and overall higher impacts in the sheltered areas ( 0.05 - 0.20 ice). Areas such as Jonas Ridge (Burke Co) and Little Switzerland (McDowell) stand the best chance of freezing rain.

11/30/2025

We hope everyone is having a blessed Sunday,

Ready to get back to work and school? 😔
Updated forecast is available by clicking on the link.

Foothills Action Network is dedicated to making the foothills of North Carolina a weather ready location for everyone to live, work, and play.

11/30/2025

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11/30/2025

We have updated the odds of our area receiving in inch or more snow over the next seven days.

Over the next seven days, the Western Carolinas will certainly be unsettled, with multiple cold-air damming events and storm systems overrunning the shallow cold air. What you’re seeing here in thi…

11/30/2025

Radar check at 12:25 pm, rain showers across Upstate South Carolina moving to the east.

11/30/2025

Event Expired - Winter Weather Advisory for Avery, Yancey, Mitchell, Caldwell Mountains, Burke Mountains, McDowell Mountains

Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected

Temperatures continue to rise slowly across the northern mountains of North Carolina, so the Advisory will be allowed to expire at 10 am. Be on the lookout for lingering slippery spots on some untreated roads for the rest of the morning.

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