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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Light Snow

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed NW 20 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.58 in
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill15°F (-9°C)
Last update 14 Jan 11:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Upton NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 30 percent chance of snow between 3am and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. West northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Light southwest wind.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow before 8am, then a slight chance of rain between 8am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 44 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 30 percent chance of snow between 3am and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. West northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Light southwest wind.
Saturday
A chance of snow before 8am, then a slight chance of rain between 8am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 35.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 29.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
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Point Forecast:
Upton NC
 36.09°N 81.67°W (Elev. 2470 ft)
Last Update:
12:18 am EST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am EST Jan 15, 2026-6pm EST Jan 21, 2026
 
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