Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California

Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair and Windy

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed W 38 G 56 mph
Barometer 29.75 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill15°F (-9°C)
Last update 1 Jan 7:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

Wind Advisory January 1, 07:51am until January 1, 12:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory January 1, 07:51am until January 1, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Thu

    Wind Advisory

  • New Year's Day

    High: 32 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. West northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 5am.  Cloudy, with a low around 34. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Rain Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain.  High near 36. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 36 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 8pm.  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 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

New Year's Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. West northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 34. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain. High near 36. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 38.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 41.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sugar Mountain NC
 36.12°N 81.86°W (Elev. 4498 ft)
6:23 am EST Jan 1, 2026
7am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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