Severe Thunderstorms for the Center of the Nation; Fire Weather Concerns; Flooding Issues for the Great Lakes Region

A round of severe thunderstorms are forecast across areas of the Southern Plains, Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes this afternoon and tonight; The threat for flash flooding will also accompany these storms. The rainfall for the Great Lakes region could prolong the ongoing flooding. Where the rain is needed, the Southern High Plains, critical fire weather concerns through today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity	85%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.09 in
Dewpoint	44°F (7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	18 Apr 1:55 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

Overnight
Low: 53 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 72 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Saturday Night
Low: 39 °F
Showers
Likely
Sunday
High: 47 °F
Chance
Showers and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Monday
High: 50 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 34 °F
Clear
Tuesday
High: 59 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 44 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 6 mph.

Saturday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

A 50 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy.

Monday Night

Clear, with a low around 34.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 59.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.