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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

29°F

-2°C

Humidity	42%
Wind Speed	NW 8 mph
Barometer	30.23 in
Dewpoint	8°F (-13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	21°F (-6°C)
Last update	24 Jan 12:15 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Grandfather Mountain NC

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

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Ice Storm Warning

Overnight
Low: 18 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 22 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Snow/Sleet
Saturday Night
Low: 13 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 32 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog then
Freezing Rain
Sunday Night
Low: 13 °F
Wintry Mix
and Blustery
Monday
High: 16 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
then Mostly
Sunny and
Blustery
Monday Night
Low: -1 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 23 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 10 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Saturday

A chance of snow after 2pm, mixing with sleet after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 22. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night

Snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 3am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 8pm. Low around 13. Wind chill values as low as zero. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 8am. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 32. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain or freezing rain before 4am, then a chance of freezing rain between 4am and 5am, then a chance of snow and freezing rain after 5am. Low around 13. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west northwest 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Windy.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Windy.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 23.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Blustery.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 22.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery.