| NWS Forecast for: Watauga County Issued by: National Weather Service Blacksburg, VA Last Update: 232 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026 |  |
| Rest Of Tonight: Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Friday: Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Saturday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Saturday Night: A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Humid with lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Sunday: Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 90 percent. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 90 percent. Monday And Monday Night: Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tuesday: Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Tuesday Night And Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 50 percent. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. | |
| Zone Forecast: Watauga County | |
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