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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Mostly Cloudy

49°F

9°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 30.17 in
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 25 Nov 6:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog between 10am and 4pm. High near 50. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 50 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy dense fog before 2am. Low around 48. South southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 48 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 39 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 48 °F⇓

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with a west northwest wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Thanksgiving Day

    Thanksgiving Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Windy, with a west northwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Windy.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog between 10am and 4pm. High near 50. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy dense fog before 2am. Low around 48. South southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 39 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with a west northwest wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Thanksgiving Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Windy, with a west northwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Windy.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Sunday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sugar Mountain NC
 36.12°N 81.86°W (Elev. 4498 ft)
Last Update:
5:33 am EST Nov 25, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6am EST Nov 25, 2025-6pm EST Dec 1, 2025
 
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