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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

71°F

22°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 30.16 in
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Oct 3:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Grandfather Mountain NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Cloudy then
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 62. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Monday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 62. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Sunday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Grandfather Mountain NC
 36.1°N 81.84°W (Elev. 4432 ft)
Last Update:
2:23 pm EDT Oct 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm EDT Oct 4, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 11, 2026
 
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