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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 14 Jan 3:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

Wind Advisory January 14, 06:00pm until January 15, 04:00am
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Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered flurries with isolated snow showers before midnight, then scattered flurries between midnight and 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -6. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 11 °F

    Windy.
    Isolated Snow
    Showers then
    Scattered
    Flurries

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -7. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Windy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Windy, with a west northwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain and snow showers, becoming all rain after 11am. High near 37. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 37 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered flurries with isolated snow showers before midnight, then scattered flurries between midnight and 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -6. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -7. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Windy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Windy, with a west northwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Saturday
Rain and snow showers, becoming all rain after 11am. High near 37. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 17.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16.
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Point Forecast:
Sugar Mountain NC
 36.12°N 81.86°W (Elev. 4498 ft)
Last Update:
3:40 pm EST Jan 14, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4pm EST Jan 14, 2025-6pm EST Jan 21, 2025
 
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