Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Partly Cloudy

53°F

12°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.21 in
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 Jan 8:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers.  Patchy fog. Low around 50. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers.  Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 54. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 54 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers before 1am.  Patchy fog between 11pm and midnight.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.  New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Windy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog. Low around 50. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers. Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 54. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers before 1am. Patchy fog between 11pm and midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Windy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 36.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sugar Mountain NC
 36.1°N 81.87°W (Elev. 4341 ft)
6:29 pm EST Jan 9, 2026
8pm EST Jan 9, 2026-6pm EST Jan 16, 2026
 
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