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.

Drizzle

40°F

4°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 7:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Upton NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before noon.  Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 56. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 56 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.

    Low: 42 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind.

    High: 54 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 5am.  Cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain likely, mainly between 9am and 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 46 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 56. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly between 9am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Upton NC
 36.09°N 81.67°W (Elev. 2470 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
8am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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