Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair and Breezy

60°F

16°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed W 21 G 35 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Mar 6:35 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Sugar Mountain NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers likely, mainly after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 10pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 28. North wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 28 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 50. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 28. North wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 50. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ENE Sugar Mountain NC
 36.12°N 81.84°W (Elev. 4058 ft)
6:07 am EDT Mar 27, 2026
6am EDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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