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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

Fri, Sep 11

Clear

Dry or only trace precipitation; roads expected clear.

  • Sat, Sep 12Wet
  • Sun, Sep 13Wet
  • Mon, Sep 14Wet

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

Current conditionsas of Sep 10, 2026, 2:05 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
  • Blue Ridge Pkwy (Avery) — Other Weather Incident on Blue Ridge Pkwy Both Directions in Avery, McDowell, Mitchell County from NC 226 to US 221. All lanes closed. Id: 2174
  • US 221 BUS (Ashe) — Fair/Festival on US 221 BUS Both Directions in Ashe County from South St to Ivy St. All lanes closed. Id: 5533
  • NC 163 (Ashe) — Construction on NC 163 Both Directions in Ashe County from Nettle Knob Rd to NC 194. All lanes closed. Id: 7542

Roadwork & incidents (7)

  • Roaring Branch Rd (Ashe) — Construction on Roaring Branch Rd Both Directions in Ashe County from Virgil Greer Rd to Jack Jones Rd. All Lanes Affected.
  • 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
  • Lewis Rd (Ashe) — Construction on Lewis Rd in Ashe County from Buffalo Rd to Buffalo Rd. Lane Affected.
  • Pine Swamp Rd (Ashe) — Construction on Pine Swamp Rd Both Directions in Ashe County from Birds Eye View Ln to Conley Cheek Rd. Lane Alternating.
  • Cabbage Creek Rd (Ashe) — Maintenance on Cabbage Creek Rd Both Directions in Ashe County Near Roundabout Rd. Lane Affected. Id: 4045
  • Gucker Rd (Ashe) — Maintenance on Gucker Rd Both Directions in Ashe County Near W Reno Rd. Lane Affected. Id: 4047
  • Lower Crab Orchard Rd (Watauga) — Maintenance on Lower Crab Orchard Rd in Watauga County Near SR-194. Id: 7300

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: 96.8/100 over 47 scored days.