Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair

60°F

16°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed W 15 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Mar 3:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE Elk Park NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely, mainly after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 68 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 10pm.  Patchy fog between 11pm and 2am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 47. North northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 31. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog between 11pm and 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 47. North northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 31. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ESE Elk Park NC
 36.15°N 81.95°W (Elev. 3527 ft)
2:24 am EDT Mar 27, 2026
3am EDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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