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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

26°F

-3°C

Humidity	57%
Wind Speed	E 5 mph
Barometer	30.33 in
Dewpoint	13°F (-11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	20°F (-7°C)
Last update	24 Jan 9:15 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Crossnore NC

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

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Ice Storm Warning

Today
High: 27 °F
Chance
Snow/Sleet
then
Snow/Sleet
Likely
Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 36 °F
Freezing Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 13 °F
Rain then
Rain/Freezing
Rain Likely
Monday
High: 16 °F
Slight Chance
Wintry Mix
then Mostly
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 0 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 25 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow likely, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all snow after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 27. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before midnight, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet between midnight and 3am, then freezing rain after 3am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 16. Southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 36. South southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain. Low around 13. South wind 5 to 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Monday

A slight chance of snow and freezing rain before 7am, then a slight chance of snow between 7am and 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 27.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 16.