Significant Winter Storm this Weekend - Very Cold Weather Follows Next Week

A winter storm will impact our area this weekend. The winter storm will be followed by very cold temperatures and wind chills next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

27°F

-3°C

Humidity	53%
Wind Speed	E 6 mph
Barometer	30.33 in
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	20°F (-7°C)
Last update	24 Jan 10:55 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Boone, Watauga County Hospital Heliport NC

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 01:00pm until January 26, 01:00pm

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Winter Storm Warning

Today
High: 24 °F
Chance
Snow/Sleet
Tonight
Low: 14 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 32 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday Night
Low: 13 °F
Wintry Mix
and Blustery
Monday
High: 18 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
then Mostly
Sunny and
Blustery
Monday Night
Low: -1 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 10 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Wednesday
High: 26 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of snow after 2pm, mixing with sleet after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 1am, then freezing rain and sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 14. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 1pm. High near 32. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.5 to 0.7 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain or freezing rain before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain between 1am and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am. Low around 13. Blustery, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday

A chance of snow, mainly before 7am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 18. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Blustery.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 25.

Tuesday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 10.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 26.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Thursday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 17.