Significant Winter Storm Continues - Bitterly Cold Weather Follows This Week

A winter storm will continue to impact our area. The winter storm will be followed by bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills this week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Light Rain

35°F

2°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.70 in
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 25 Jan 2:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SE Boone, Watauga County Hospital Heliport NC

Extreme Cold Watch January 26, 06:00pm until January 27, 12:00pm
Winter Storm Warning January 25, 03:08pm until January 26, 01:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning January 25, 03:08pm until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 32 °F

    Rain/Freezing
    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain or freezing rain before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain between 11pm and 1am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Windy, with a northwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 17 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain then
    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Cold and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Breezy.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Freezing rain before 5pm, then a chance of rain. High near 32. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of rain or freezing rain before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain between 11pm and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Windy, with a northwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Breezy.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 19.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SE Boone, Watauga County Hospital Heliport NC
 36.15°N 81.61°W (Elev. 3041 ft)
1:00 pm EST Jan 25, 2026
3pm EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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