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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Drizzle

58°F

14°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed W 10 G 20 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 7 Jun 12:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WNW Blowing Rock NC

  • This
    Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 60. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Showers
    Likely

    High: 60 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 9pm.  Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Showers
    Likely then
    Patchy Fog

    Low: 46 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

    High: 65 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 44 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 66 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 46.

    Clear

    Low: 46 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    Sunny

    High: 72 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 53 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Showers

    High: 75 °F

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 46.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Sunday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles WNW Blowing Rock NC
 36.14°N 81.72°W (Elev. 3484 ft)
9:00 am EDT Jun 7, 2023
12pm EDT Jun 7, 2023-6pm EDT Jun 13, 2023
 
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