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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Light Drizzle

52°F

11°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NW 15 G 20 mph
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 10 Jan 8:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Banner Elk NC

Wind Advisory January 11, 06:00am until January 11, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 22 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 26 °F⇓

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 24. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 24. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Banner Elk NC
 36.17°N 81.86°W (Elev. 3937 ft)
Last Update:
8:10 pm EST Jan 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EST Jan 10, 2026-6pm EST Jan 17, 2026
 
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