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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Heavy Rain

49°F

9°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed W 16 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill43°F (6°C)
Last update 10 Jan 10:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Sugar Mountain NC

Wind Advisory January 11, 06:00am until January 11, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers before 2am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 28 °F⇓

    Blustery.
    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 39. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Rain

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers before 2am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 39. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Sugar Mountain NC
 36.15°N 81.89°W (Elev. 3848 ft)
Last Update:
8:10 pm EST Jan 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm EST Jan 10, 2026-6pm EST Jan 17, 2026
 
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