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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Light Snow

15°F

-9°C

Humidity	91%
Wind Speed	E 3 mph
Barometer	30.11 in
Dewpoint	13°F (-11°C)
Visibility	1.75 mi
Last update	25 Jan 3:15 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Plumtree NC

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 04:00am until January 26, 10:00am

Ice Storm Warning January 25, 03:24am until January 26, 01:00pm

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Cold Weather Advisory

Ice Storm Warning

Ice Storm Warning January 25, 03:24am until January 26, 01:00pm
NOW until 1:00pm Mon
Ice Storm Warning
Overnight
Low: 16 °F
Freezing Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 34 °F
Freezing Rain
and Areas
Freezing Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 13 °F
Chance Rain
and Areas Fog
then Patchy
Fog and Windy
Monday
High: 14 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 22 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Freezing rain. Patchy fog. Low around 16. Southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain. Patchy fog before 9am, then areas of fog after 10am. Areas of freezing fog between 9am and 10am. High near 34. South southeast wind 9 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

A 40 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Areas of fog before 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as -1. Windy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west northwest 19 to 29 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -8. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Windy.