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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Rain

61°F

16°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 16 Oct 8:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WNW Blowing Rock NC

Freeze Watch October 18, 01:00am until October 18, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly after midnight. Low around 40. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 44. North wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 44 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy frost after 10pm. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Patchy Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 51. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the morning.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly after midnight. Low around 40. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 44. North wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Patchy frost after 10pm. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 51. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WNW Blowing Rock NC
 36.14°N 81.75°W (Elev. 3501 ft)
Last Update:
8:00 pm EDT Oct 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 23, 2026
 
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