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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Light Snow

20°F

-7°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	E 6 mph
Barometer	29.97 in
Dewpoint	20°F (-7°C)
Visibility	1.00 mi
Wind Chill	12°F (-11°C)
Last update	25 Jan 7:55 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Grandfather Mountain NC

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 04:00am until January 26, 10:00am

Ice Storm Warning January 25, 08:08am until January 26, 01:00pm

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Cold Weather Advisory

Ice Storm Warning

Ice Storm Warning January 25, 08:08am until January 26, 01:00pm
NOW until 1:00pm Mon
Ice Storm Warning
Today
High: 33 °F
Freezing Rain
and Areas
Freezing Fog
Tonight
Low: 12 °F
Chance
Rain/Freezing
Rain and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 14 °F
Patchy Fog
and Windy
then Mostly
Sunny and
Blustery
Monday Night
Low: 0 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 11 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 22 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Today

Freezing rain. Patchy fog before 1pm, then areas of fog after 2pm. Areas of freezing fog between 1pm and 2pm. High near 33. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of rain or freezing rain before midnight, then a slight chance of freezing rain between midnight and 1am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west northwest 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -9. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 25. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Blustery.