Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Unknown Precip

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 25 Jan 12:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Newland NC

Extreme Cold Watch January 26, 06:00pm until January 27, 12:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 04:00am until January 26, 10:00am
Ice Storm Warning January 25, 12:39pm until January 26, 01:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Cold Weather Advisory
Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning January 25, 12:39pm until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 36 °F

    Rain/Freezing
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain and snow showers before 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 3am.  Patchy fog before 5am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy fog between 8am and 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Blustery.
    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Freezing rain before 4pm, then rain. Patchy fog. High near 36. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of rain and snow showers before 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 3am. Patchy fog before 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday
Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Newland NC
 36.08°N 81.93°W (Elev. 3602 ft)
12:18 pm EST Jan 25, 2026
12pm EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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