Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the southern Plains today, moving into the central Plains and Southeast U.S on Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Mostly Cloudy

67°F

19°C

Humidity	60%
Wind Speed	NW 12 G 26 mph
Barometer	30.07 in
Dewpoint	53°F (12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	27 Mar 12:55 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Grandfather Mountain NC

This Afternoon
High: 66 °F
Showers
Likely
Tonight
Low: 26 °F
Windy.
Showers
Likely then
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 44 °F
Sunny and
Windy then
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
Clear
Sunday
High: 48 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 38 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 58 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 46 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 66 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 44. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 28. North wind around 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 48. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.