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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Light Drizzle

52°F

11°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NW 15 G 20 mph
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 10 Jan 8:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Minneapolis NC

Wind Advisory January 11, 06:00am until January 11, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 41. West northwest wind around 7 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 26. West northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 41. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 26. West northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 26.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 36.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Minneapolis NC
 36.11°N 81.98°W (Elev. 3881 ft)
Last Update:
8:10 pm EST Jan 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EST Jan 10, 2026-6pm EST Jan 17, 2026
 
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