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High Country road conditions

Will the roads be bad tomorrow morning? We forecast the surface from the snow, ice, and temperature we already track, then check ourselves against what NCDOT actually reports. Live closures and Blue Ridge Parkway alerts, too, for Watauga, Avery, and Ashe.

Tomorrow's road-condition forecast

Tue, Oct 27

Clear

Dry or only trace precipitation; roads expected clear.

  • Wed, Oct 28Clear
  • Thu, Oct 29Clear
  • Fri, Oct 30Clear

Our surface call from the snow, ice, and temperature we already forecast, then we grade ourselves against what NCDOT reports.

Current conditionsas of Oct 26, 2026, 4:32 PM

Road closures

  • Bairds Creek Rd (Watauga) — Construction on Bairds Creek Rd Northbound in Watauga County from Laurel Fork Rd to Frontier Village Cabin Rd. All lanes closed.
  • Hopewell Church Rd (Watauga) — Maintenance on Hopewell Church Rd Both Directions in Watauga County from Meat Camp Rd to Old Buffalo Trl. All lanes closed. Id: 949
  • Old US-421 (Watauga) — Construction on Old US-421 Both Directions in Watauga County from Marion Thomas Rd to N Fork Rd. All lanes closed. Id: 9420
  • US 321 (Watauga) — Fair/Festival on US 321 Both Directions in Watauga County from Howard St to Old Bristol Rd. All lanes closed. Id: 9752

Roadwork & incidents (4)

  • Payne Branch Rd (Watauga) — Construction on Payne Branch Rd Both Directions in Watauga county from Flat Top Rd to Winklers Creek Rd. All Shoulders Closed. Id: 809
  • Boggs Rd (Ashe) — Construction on Boggs Rd Both Directions in Ashe County from 1 Mi South of Cox Rd to Philmore Miller Rd. All Shoulders Closed. Id: 7743
  • NC105 (Avery) — Maintenance on NC105 Both Directions in Avery County Near Berry Rd. Lane Shift Left. Id: 11565
  • NC 105 (Watauga) — Maintenance on NC 105 Northbound in Watauga County from Sawmillers Way to S Slope Rd. 1 Right lane closed. Id: 11687

Source: NCDOT DriveNC.gov (Division 11) and the National Park Service's alerts and roadevents (WZDx) feeds for the Blue Ridge Parkway. Scoped to Watauga, Avery, and Ashe counties.

How our road forecast is scoring

Average accuracy so far: 95.7/100 over 92 scored days.