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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Mostly Cloudy

32°F

0°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed NW 14 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 11 Jan 6:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Sugar Mountain NC

Wind Advisory until January 11, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory until January 11, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Sun

    Wind Advisory

  • Today

    High: 28 °F⇓

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind around 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 19 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of snow showers between 10am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Windy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind around 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ENE Sugar Mountain NC
 36.12°N 81.84°W (Elev. 4058 ft)
Last Update:
6:23 am EST Jan 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am EST Jan 11, 2026-6pm EST Jan 17, 2026
 
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