Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair and Windy

33°F

1°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed W 30 G 46 mph
Barometer 29.77 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 1 Jan 12:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Sugar Mountain NC

Wind Advisory until January 1, 12:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory until January 1, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Thu

    Wind Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a west northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 5am.  Cloudy, with a low around 36. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Rain Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain.  High near 37. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 37 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
New Year's Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a west northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 36. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Rain. High near 37. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ENE Sugar Mountain NC
 36.12°N 81.84°W (Elev. 4058 ft)
12:18 am EST Jan 1, 2026
12am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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