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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Unknown Precip

18°F

-8°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	E 3 mph
Barometer	30.04 in
Dewpoint	17°F (-8°C)
Visibility	1.25 mi
Last update	25 Jan 5:15 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

Grandfather Mountain NC

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

Ice Storm Warning January 25, 05:33am until January 26, 01:00pm

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Cold Weather Advisory

Ice Storm Warning

Ice Storm Warning January 25, 05:33am until January 26, 01:00pm
NOW until 1:00pm Mon
Ice Storm Warning
Overnight
Low: 14 °F
Freezing Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 33 °F
Freezing Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 12 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 14 °F
Partly Sunny
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: -1 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 10 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 21 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Freezing rain. Patchy fog. Low around 14. South southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain. Patchy fog. High near 33. South southeast wind 9 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

A chance of rain, snow, and freezing rain before 3am, then a slight chance of snow between 3am and 4am. Patchy fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -2. Windy, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -1. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 25. Breezy.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery.