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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 3 Dec 4:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Banner Elk NC

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 40 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow before 2pm, then rain likely. High near 34. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of rain before 8am, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain between 1am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow before 2pm, then rain likely. High near 34. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 30.
Saturday
A chance of rain before 8am, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain between 1am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
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Point Forecast:
Banner Elk NC
 36.15°N 81.89°W (Elev. 3848 ft)
Last Update:
12:18 am EST Dec 3, 2025
Forecast Valid:
5am EST Dec 3, 2025-6pm EST Dec 9, 2025
 
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