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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Partly Cloudy

54°F

12°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill52°F (11°C)
Last update 26 Nov 1:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

Wind Advisory November 26, 07:00pm until November 27, 11:00am
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Wind Advisory

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 40 percent chance of showers before 3am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 45 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 38 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 48 °F⇓

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Thanksgiving Day

    Thanksgiving Day: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 28. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Windy, with a west northwest wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 40 percent chance of showers before 3am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 38 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Thanksgiving Day
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 28. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Windy, with a west northwest wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Sunday
A chance of snow between 10am and noon, then a chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
Monday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sugar Mountain NC
 36.12°N 81.86°W (Elev. 4498 ft)
Last Update:
12:18 am EST Nov 26, 2025
Forecast Valid:
2am EST Nov 26, 2025-6pm EST Dec 2, 2025
 
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