Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair and Windy

66°F

19°C

Humidity	52%
Wind Speed	W 32 G 40 mph
Barometer	29.83 in
Dewpoint	48°F (9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	23 Mar 3:15 am EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Grassy Ridge Bald NC

Overnight
Low: 63 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 59 °F⇓
Chance
Showers then
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 31 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 55 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 60 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 43 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 70 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 54 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 63. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly between 7am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 52 by 5pm. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.