Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Snow

15°F

-9°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 30.13 in
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 1.00 mi
Last update 25 Jan 2:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 04:00am until January 26, 10:00am
Ice Storm Warning January 25, 03:09am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning January 25, 03:09am until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 16 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain.  Patchy fog. High near 34. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible.

    High: 34 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain or freezing rain before 3am, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain between 3am and 4am.  Patchy fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -3. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 10 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Patchy Fog
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 24. Breezy.

    High: 24 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 20.

    High: 20 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Freezing rain. Patchy fog. Low around 16. South wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible.
Sunday
Freezing rain. Patchy fog. High near 34. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain or freezing rain before 3am, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain between 3am and 4am. Patchy fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -3. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 24. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Blustery.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
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Point Forecast:
Sugar Mountain NC
 36.12°N 81.86°W (Elev. 4498 ft)
12:18 am EST Jan 25, 2026
3am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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