Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from March 28, 08:00 AM EDT until March 28, 11:00 PM EDT

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Light Rain

55°F

13°C

Humidity	88%
Wind Speed	NW 14 G 24 mph
Barometer	30.11 in
Dewpoint	51°F (11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	51°F (11°C)
Last update	27 Mar 8:15 pm EDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Sugar Mountain NC

Red Flag Warning March 28, 08:00am until March 28, 11:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 25 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Patchy
Fog and Windy
Saturday
High: 46 °F
Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 50 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 38 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 61 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 49 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 66 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 53 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog between 10pm and 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. 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 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North wind around 6 mph becoming south 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. South southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.