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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Drizzle

46°F

8°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 25 Feb 9:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Upton NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly after 11pm.  Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 44. Light and variable wind.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 44 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 10am.  Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 54. Light and variable wind.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 54 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.

    Low: 43 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly after 11pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 44. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 54. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 44.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly between 10am and noon. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Upton NC
 36.09°N 81.67°W (Elev. 2470 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
9pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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