Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

45°F

7°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed NW 9 G 20 mph
Barometer 30.19 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 19 Apr 10:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

Freeze Watch April 21, 12:00am until April 21, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy frost after 1am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy frost before 7am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Patchy frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sugar Mountain NC
 36.1°N 81.87°W (Elev. 4341 ft)
9:29 pm EDT Apr 19, 2026
11pm EDT Apr 19, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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