Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity	73%
Wind Speed	SW 14 mph
Barometer	29.80 in
Dewpoint	46°F (8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	51°F (11°C)
Last update	29 Dec 1:15 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WNW Grassy Ridge Bald NC

Wind Advisory December 29, 01:37am until December 29, 07:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Wind Advisory December 29, 01:37am until December 29, 07:00pm
NOW until 7:00pm Mon
Wind Advisory
Overnight
Low: 23 °F
Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 37 °F⇓
Windy. Chance
Rain/Freezing
Rain then
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 10 °F
Chance
Flurries and
Windy
Tuesday
High: 19 °F
Cold and
Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 15 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 30 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
New Year's Day
High: 32 °F
Chance
Flurries and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Showers likely after 4am. Patchy fog between 3am and 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday

A chance of freezing rain before 7am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Wind chill values between -6 and 4. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night

A chance of flurries after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values between -6 and -11. Windy, with a northwest wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a high near 19. Wind chill values between -2 and -12. Windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

New Year's Day

A chance of flurries after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.

Thursday Night

A chance of flurries before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy.

Friday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.