Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California

Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity	77%
Wind Speed	W 8 mph
Barometer	29.86 in
Dewpoint	29°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	30°F (-1°C)
Last update	1 Jan 6:35 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Grandfather Mountain NC

Tonight
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear
then Mostly
Clear and
Blustery
Friday
High: 42 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: 35 °F
Cloudy then
Rain Likely
and Patchy
Fog
Saturday
High: 37 °F
Rain and
Areas Fog
Saturday Night
Low: 31 °F
Chance Rain
then Mostly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 40 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 42 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 33 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Friday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Friday Night

Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 35. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday

Rain, mainly before 5pm. Areas of fog before 8am. High near 37. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.