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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 Dec 10:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 7pm and 4am. Patchy fog before 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Windy, with a west northwest wind 28 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of flurries between 8pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 1am, then a chance of rain between 1am and 4am, then a chance of rain and snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 7pm and 4am. Patchy fog before 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Windy, with a west northwest wind 28 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Friday Night
A chance of flurries between 8pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Saturday Night
A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 1am, then a chance of rain between 1am and 4am, then a chance of rain and snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
A chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of flurries between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
Monday Night
A chance of flurries. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Tuesday
A chance of sprinkles and flurries. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sugar Mountain NC
 36.12°N 81.86°W (Elev. 4498 ft)
Last Update:
6:08 pm EST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10pm EST Dec 9, 2025-6pm EST Dec 16, 2025
 
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