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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed E 7 mph
Barometer 30.27 in
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill17°F (-8°C)
Last update 24 Jan 1:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Grassy Ridge Bald NC

Winter Storm Warning until January 25, 07:00pm
High Wind Warning January 24, 07:00pm until January 25, 07:00pm
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Winter Storm Warning
High Wind Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning until January 25, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Sun

    Winter Storm Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 26 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 11pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 11pm and 2am, then freezing rain after 2am. Temperature rising to around 27 by 5am. Wind chill values between 4 and 13. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F⇑

    Wintry Mix
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain before 2pm, then rain showers. High near 37. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Breezy.
    Freezing Rain
    then
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain showers likely before 2am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values between -4 and 6. Blustery, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 9 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 11. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Cold and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 22. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of snow showers before 5pm, then a chance of snow showers and freezing rain. Cloudy, with a high near 26. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 11pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 11pm and 2am, then freezing rain after 2am. Temperature rising to around 27 by 5am. Wind chill values between 4 and 13. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Freezing rain before 2pm, then rain showers. High near 37. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain showers likely before 2am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values between -4 and 6. Blustery, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 11. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 22. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Blustery.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 13. Blustery.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Grassy Ridge Bald NC
 36.1°N 82.12°W (Elev. 5125 ft)
Last Update:
1:11 pm EST Jan 24, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026
 
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