Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Northeast; Heavy Rain Returns to California

An Alberta clipper will bring lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes, with the highest snow totals downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel during the evening and overnight hours across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast. Heavy rain will bring a flash flooding threat for southern California on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	61%
Wind Speed	NW 10 G 17 mph
Barometer	29.92 in
Dewpoint	10°F (-12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	10°F (-12°C)
Last update	30 Dec 11:35 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 30 °F
Sunny and
Blustery
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Windy
New Year's Day
High: 30 °F
Partly Sunny
and Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 42 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Rain
Saturday
High: 43 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday Night
Low: 30 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as -3. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as -1. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Wednesday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

New Year's Day

Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Windy, with a west northwest wind 28 to 33 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.