Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Light Rain

40°F

4°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 6:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Newland NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before noon.  Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 50. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 50 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 7pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light north wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 3am.  Cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain likely, mainly between 9am and 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 43 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 50. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light north wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 37.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly between 9am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 5am, then a chance of freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Newland NC
 36.08°N 81.93°W (Elev. 3602 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
7am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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