Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Partly Cloudy

69°F

21°C

Humidity	58%
Wind Speed	NW 6 mph
Barometer	30.02 in
Dewpoint	54°F (12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	22 Mar 11:55 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Grassy Ridge Bald NC

This Afternoon
High: 72 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 56 °F⇓
Chance
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 32 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 52 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 35 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 58 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Wednesday Night
Low: 44 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 66 °F
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

A 10 percent chance of showers after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 50. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 51 by 9am. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.

Friday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.