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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

20°F

-7°C

Humidity	73%
Wind Speed	E 5 mph
Barometer	30.28 in
Dewpoint	13°F (-11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	13°F (-11°C)
Last update	24 Jan 5:35 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Banner Elk NC

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 05:46pm until January 26, 01:00pm

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Ice Storm Warning

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 05:46pm until January 26, 01:00pm
NOW until 1:00pm Mon
Ice Storm Warning
This Afternoon
High: 21 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix
Tonight
Low: 18 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog then
Freezing Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 37 °F
Rain/Freezing
Rain and
Patchy Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 12 °F
Rain and
Patchy Fog
then Wintry
Mix Likely
and Patchy
Fog
Monday
High: 14 °F
Blustery.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 0 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Tuesday
High: 24 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 11 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of snow and freezing rain. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 21. Southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 10pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 10pm and 11pm, then freezing rain after 11pm. Patchy fog before 11pm, then patchy fog after midnight. Low around 18. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain before 3pm, then rain. Patchy fog. High near 37. South southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 3am, then a slight chance of snow between 3am and 5am. Patchy fog between 8pm and 2am. Low around 12. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

A slight chance of snow between 7am and 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Blustery.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 24.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 23.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 12.