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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Banner Elk NC

Wind Advisory November 16, 12:00am until November 16, 12:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 42 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 50 °F⇓

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 42 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Banner Elk NC
 36.17°N 81.89°W (Elev. 3921 ft)
Last Update:
12:47 pm EST Nov 15, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1pm EST Nov 15, 2025-6pm EST Nov 21, 2025
 
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