Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Light Rain

40°F

4°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 8:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE Elk Park NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before noon.  Patchy fog. High near 49. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 49 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Calm wind.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 3am.  Cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain likely, mainly between 9am and 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 42 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog. High near 49. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 37.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly between 9am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 5am, then a chance of freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 34.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ESE Elk Park NC
 36.15°N 81.95°W (Elev. 3527 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
9am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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