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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Light Rain

52°F

11°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.20 in
Dewpoint	52°F (11°C)
Visibility	4.00 mi
Last update	9 Jan 11:55 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Boone, Watauga County Hospital Heliport NC

Overnight
Low: 51 °F
Rain
Saturday
High: 56 °F
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 27 °F
Chance Rain
and Windy
Sunday
High: 32 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Monday
High: 39 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 24 °F
Clear
Tuesday
High: 45 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 30 °F
Increasing
Clouds

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Rain, mainly before 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Low around 51. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday

Showers. High near 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday Night

A chance of rain before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 39.

Monday Night

Clear, with a low around 24.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 45.

Tuesday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 30.