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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

40°F

4°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed W 9 mph
Barometer 29.78 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 14 Jan 4:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Sugar Mountain NC

  • Today

    Today: A chance of rain and snow showers after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 7pm. Patchy fog before 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -11. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 9 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -13. Windy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of rain and snow showers after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 7pm. Patchy fog before 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -11. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -13. Windy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 28.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Breezy.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery.
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Point Forecast:
Sugar Mountain NC
 36.12°N 81.86°W (Elev. 4498 ft)
Last Update:
4:23 am EST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am EST Jan 14, 2026-6pm EST Jan 20, 2026
 
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