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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Partly Cloudy

51°F

11°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 8 Nov 6:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Altamont NC

  • Today

    Today: Mostly cloudy, then becoming sunny during the afternoon, with a high near 61. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

    High: 61 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Areas of dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Light west wind becoming west northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Areas Dense
    Fog then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. West northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Veterans Day

    Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly cloudy, then becoming sunny during the afternoon, with a high near 61. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Areas of dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Light west wind becoming west northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. West northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Veterans Day
Sunny, with a high near 35.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
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Point Forecast:
Altamont NC
 35.99°N 81.94°W (Elev. 3307 ft)
Last Update:
6:03 am EST Nov 8, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6am EST Nov 8, 2025-6pm EST Nov 14, 2025
 
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