Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair and Windy

60°F

16°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed NW 28 G 36 mph
Barometer 30.01 in
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Mar 6:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Edgemont NC

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 8pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 33 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind.

    Low: 32 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Edgemont NC
 36°N 81.77°W (Elev. 1729 ft)
6:07 am EDT Mar 27, 2026
6am EDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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