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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Mostly Cloudy

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Dec 10:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Buffalo Cove NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog between 3am and 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain and snow before noon, then a chance of snow. Patchy fog. High near 36. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 36 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind.

    Low: 24 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 42 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Light west southwest wind.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow between 2am and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog between 3am and 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Rain and snow before noon, then a chance of snow. Patchy fog. High near 36. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday Night
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Light west southwest wind.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow between 2am and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 35.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 37.
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Point Forecast:
Buffalo Cove NC
 36.07°N 81.51°W (Elev. 1798 ft)
Last Update:
9:58 pm EST Dec 7, 2025
Forecast Valid:
11pm EST Dec 7, 2025-6pm EST Dec 14, 2025
 
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