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
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Grassy Ridge Bald NC

  • Today

    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.

    High: 52 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

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

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    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.

    High: 46 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

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

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

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

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    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.

    High: 62 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely, mainly after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    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.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Rain showers likely before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Grassy Ridge Bald NC
 36.1°N 82.12°W (Elev. 5125 ft)
2:26 am EDT Mar 23, 2026
4am EDT Mar 23, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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