Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

66°F

19°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 30.21 in
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Jul 12:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Elk Park NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light northwest wind.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm.  Areas of fog before 10am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 74 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Areas Fog
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then T-storms
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 63 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light northwest wind.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elk Park NC
 36.13°N 81.98°W (Elev. 3698 ft)
6:24 am EDT Jul 25, 2026
12pm EDT Jul 25, 2026-6pm EDT Jul 31, 2026
 
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