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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

76°F

24°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 16 Oct 2:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Blowing Rock NC

Freeze Watch October 18, 01:00am until October 18, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind around 9 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly after 2am. Low around 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 48 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers
    Likely then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 33. North wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 54. East wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
Showers, mainly after 2am. Low around 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 33. North wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 54. East wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Blowing Rock NC
 36.13°N 81.7°W (Elev. 2949 ft)
Last Update:
2:30 pm EDT Oct 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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