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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair

47°F

8°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed W 12 G 20 mph
Barometer 29.55 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 14 Jan 1:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW Boone, Watauga County Hospital Heliport NC

Cold Weather Advisory January 15, 12:00am until January 16, 07:00am
Wind Advisory January 14, 09:00pm until January 15, 11:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory
Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. West wind around 9 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 12 °F

    Blustery.
    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Isolated flurries before 9am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 9am and noon, then isolated flurries after noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 18 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

    High: 32 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. West wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Isolated flurries before 9am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 9am and noon, then isolated flurries after noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SW Boone, Watauga County Hospital Heliport NC
 36.18°N 81.69°W (Elev. 3632 ft)
Last Update:
1:30 pm EST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm EST Jan 14, 2026-6pm EST Jan 20, 2026
 
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