Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Light Snow

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 30.28 in
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 1.50 mi
Wind Chill7°F (-14°C)
Last update 24 Jan 9:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Sugar Mountain NC

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 09:30pm until January 26, 01:00pm
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Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning January 24, 09:30pm until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 15 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain.  Patchy fog. High near 35. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.5 to 0.7 of an inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 3am, then a slight chance of sleet between 3am and 4am.  Patchy fog before 2am. Low around 13. Blustery, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west northwest 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.  New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 13 °F

    Rain and
    Patchy Fog
    then Wintry
    Mix Likely
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 25.

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow before 10pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 10pm and 3am, then freezing rain after 3am. Patchy fog. Low around 15. South southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Freezing rain. Patchy fog. High near 35. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.5 to 0.7 of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 3am, then a slight chance of sleet between 3am and 4am. Patchy fog before 2am. Low around 13. Blustery, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west northwest 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 25.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles ENE Sugar Mountain NC
 36.12°N 81.84°W (Elev. 4058 ft)
5:38 pm EST Jan 24, 2026
9pm EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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