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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Light Snow

16°F

-9°C

Humidity	90%
Wind Speed	SE 7 mph
Barometer	30.29 in
Dewpoint	13°F (-11°C)
Visibility	2.00 mi
Wind Chill	6°F (-14°C)
Last update	24 Jan 8:55 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

Upton NC

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 09:14pm until January 26, 01:00pm

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Ice Storm Warning

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 09:14pm until January 26, 01:00pm
NOW until 1:00pm Mon
Ice Storm Warning
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 33 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 21 °F
Rain/Sleet
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 25 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Blustery
then Mostly
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 34 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 16 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Sleet, possibly mixed with snow before 11pm, then sleet between 11pm and midnight, then sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain after midnight. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 19. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 1pm. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 33. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet before 1am, then a slight chance of rain between 1am and 2am. Patchy fog before 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 6. West northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 34.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 16.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.