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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

45°F

7°C

Humidity	31%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	30.20 in
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	41°F (5°C)
Last update	23 Jan 12:15 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

Grandfather Mountain NC

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 01:00pm until January 26, 01:00pm

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Ice Storm Warning

This Afternoon
High: 37 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 21 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Wintry
Mix Likely
Saturday Night
Low: 13 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 33 °F
Wintry Mix
then Freezing
Rain
Sunday Night
Low: 13 °F
Rain then
Chance Wintry
Mix and
Blustery
Monday
High: 13 °F
Partly Sunny
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 0 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 22 °F
Sunny and
Blustery then
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. North northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Saturday

A chance of snow before 3pm, then snow and sleet likely between 3pm and 5pm, then snow and sleet likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 21. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night

Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 3am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 3am and 4am, then freezing rain after 4am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 13. Wind chill values as low as -1. East southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain before 7am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 7am and 9am, then freezing rain after 9am. High near 33. Southeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday Night

Rain and snow before 3am, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 3am and 4am. Low around 13. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Windy.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Windy.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 24.