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 Chill12°F (-11°C)
Last update 25 Jan 7:55 am EST
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

    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.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    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.

    High: 14 °F

    Patchy Fog
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    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.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday

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

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery.

    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.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ENE Grandfather Mountain NC
 36.1°N 81.81°W (Elev. 4541 ft)
6:47 am EST Jan 25, 2026
8am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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