Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed W 17 G 31 mph
Barometer 29.73 in
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill20°F (-7°C)
Last update 26 Jan 2:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE Elk Park NC

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 04:00am until January 26, 10:00am
Extreme Cold Warning January 26, 06:00pm until January 27, 12:00pm
Ice Storm Warning January 26, 03:12am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning
Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning January 26, 03:12am until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Areas
    Freezing Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 2pm.  Patchy fog before 11am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 14 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -13. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. West northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22.

    High: 22 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Patchy fog after 4am. Areas of freezing fog before 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as zero. North northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday
A chance of snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 2pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -13. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. West northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles ESE Elk Park NC
 36.15°N 81.95°W (Elev. 3527 ft)
2:33 am EST Jan 26, 2026
3am EST Jan 26, 2026-6pm EST Feb 1, 2026
 
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