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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Snow

15°F

-9°C

Humidity	91%
Wind Speed	E 5 mph
Barometer	30.16 in
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	0.75 mi
Wind Chill	7°F (-14°C)
Last update	25 Jan 1:55 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Sugar Mountain NC

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 04:00am until January 26, 10:00am

Ice Storm Warning January 25, 02:10am until January 26, 01:00pm

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Cold Weather Advisory

Ice Storm Warning

Ice Storm Warning January 25, 02:10am until January 26, 01:00pm
NOW until 1:00pm Mon
Ice Storm Warning
Overnight
Low: 15 °F
Freezing Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 34 °F
Freezing Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 12 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 14 °F
Partly Sunny
and Blustery
Monday Night
Low: -1 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Tuesday
High: 26 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 10 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 22 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Freezing rain. Patchy fog. Low around 15. South southeast wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 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 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

A chance of rain or freezing rain before 3am, then a slight chance of snow and sleet between 3am and 4am. Patchy fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west northwest 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 26.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery.