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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

Extreme Cold Warning January 26, 09:27pm until January 27, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning
  •  
    Extreme Cold Warning January 26, 09:27pm until January 27, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Tue

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: -1 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -15. West northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -5. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22.

    High: 22 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 20.

    High: 20 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -15. West northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -5. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Blustery.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sugar Mountain NC
 36.1°N 81.87°W (Elev. 4341 ft)
Last Update:
6:13 pm EST Jan 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm EST Jan 26, 2026-6pm EST Feb 2, 2026
 
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