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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Light Snow

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 5 Feb 2:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A chance of snow and sleet before 4am, then a slight chance of snow. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance
    Snow/Sleet
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy fog before midnight, then patchy fog after 5am. Areas of freezing fog between midnight and 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Areas
    Freezing Fog
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Windy, with a west northwest wind 26 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 14 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Windy.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Blustery.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of snow and sleet before 4am, then a slight chance of snow. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog before midnight, then patchy fog after 5am. Areas of freezing fog between midnight and 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday Night
Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Windy, with a west northwest wind 26 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Windy.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Blustery.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
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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 am EST Feb 5, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am EST Feb 5, 2026-6pm EST Feb 11, 2026
 
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