Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Mostly Cloudy

55°F

13°C

Humidity	82%
Wind Speed	NW 8 G 17 mph
Barometer	29.99 in
Dewpoint	49°F (9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	53°F (12°C)
Last update	27 Dec 6:55 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

Today
High: 55 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Clear
then Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 49 °F
Slight Chance
Rain and
Patchy Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Rain and
Breezy
Monday
High: 45 °F
Windy. Rain
Likely then
Chance
Rain/Snow
Monday Night
Low: 14 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 21 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 15 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

Sunday

A slight chance of rain between 8am and 1pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night

A 50 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday

Rain and snow likely before 3pm, then a slight chance of rain between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Windy.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Windy.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Blustery.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 32.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery.

New Year's Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery.