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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow between midnight and 1am. Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -8. Windy, with a west northwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 10 °F

    Patchy Fog
    and Windy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -7. West northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.

    Low: 6 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow before 2pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. Blustery.

    High: 7 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow between midnight and 1am. Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -8. Windy, with a west northwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -7. West northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow before 2pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. Blustery.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Windy.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Windy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sugar Mountain NC
 36.12°N 81.86°W (Elev. 4498 ft)
Last Update:
12:18 pm EST Jan 27, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm EST Jan 27, 2026-6pm EST Feb 2, 2026
 
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