Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair and Windy

65°F

18°C

Humidity	55%
Wind Speed	W 26 G 43 mph
Barometer	29.84 in
Dewpoint	48°F (9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	23 Mar 4:15 am EDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Grassy Ridge Bald NC

Today
High: 52 °F⇓
Breezy.
Chance
Showers then
Decreasing
Clouds
Tonight
Low: 28 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 46 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 51 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 39 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 62 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 50 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 59 °F
Breezy.
Chance
Showers then
Showers
Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 43 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind around 10 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.