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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair

56°F

13°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed NW 3 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 Nov 10:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 10am. Areas of dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 48 by 10am, then falling to around 36 during the remainder of the day. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 48 °F⇓

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Areas Dense
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of snow showers before 7am, then a chance of snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 20 °F

    Blustery.
    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery.

    Low: 15 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery

  • Veterans Day

    Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 10am. Areas of dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 48 by 10am, then falling to around 36 during the remainder of the day. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
A slight chance of snow showers before 7am, then a chance of snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery.
Veterans Day
Sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sugar Mountain NC
 36.12°N 81.86°W (Elev. 4498 ft)
Last Update:
7:38 am EST Nov 8, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10am EST Nov 8, 2025-6pm EST Nov 14, 2025
 
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