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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

Grandfather Mountain NC

Cold Weather Advisory February 1, 06:00pm until February 2, 09:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -10. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow likely, mainly between 9pm and 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of snow before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.

    High: 25 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Monday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -10. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Snow likely, mainly between 9pm and 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
A chance of snow before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Windy.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Windy.
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Point Forecast:
Grandfather Mountain NC
 36.1°N 81.84°W (Elev. 4432 ft)
Last Update:
12:48 pm EST Feb 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm EST Feb 1, 2026-6pm EST Feb 7, 2026
 
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