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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fog/Mist

32°F

0°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SW 15 G 23 mph
Barometer	29.76 in
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Wind Chill	22°F (-6°C)
Last update	25 Jan 1:35 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

Extreme Cold Watch January 26, 06:00pm until January 27, 12:00pm

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 04:00am until January 26, 10:00am

Ice Storm Warning January 25, 01:49pm until January 26, 01:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Cold Weather Advisory

Ice Storm Warning

Ice Storm Warning January 25, 01:49pm until January 26, 01:00pm
NOW until 1:00pm Mon
Ice Storm Warning
This Afternoon
High: 36 °F
Rain/Freezing
Rain and
Patchy Fog
Tonight
Low: 12 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 14 °F
Patchy Fog
and Windy
then Partly
Sunny and
Blustery
Monday Night
Low: -1 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 10 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 22 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 7 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Mostly
Cloudy and
Blustery

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain before 2pm, then freezing rain between 2pm and 3pm, then rain after 3pm. Patchy fog. High near 36. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of rain and snow showers before 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 3am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday

Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -21. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 25. West wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Blustery.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.