Significant Winter Storm Continues - Bitterly Cold Weather Follows This Week

A winter storm will continue to impact our area. The winter storm will be followed by bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills this week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Light Snow

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 1.25 mi
Last update 25 Jan 9:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW Boone, Watauga County Hospital Heliport NC

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 09:29am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning January 25, 09:29am until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Today

    High: 34 °F

    Freezing Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain or freezing rain before midnight, then a slight chance of snow and sleet between midnight and 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 14 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix and
    Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -7. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Cold and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -17. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Breezy.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24.

    High: 24 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Today
Freezing rain. High near 34. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of rain or freezing rain before midnight, then a slight chance of snow and sleet between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -7. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -17. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Breezy.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 17. Blustery.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 19.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
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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)
7:00 am EST Jan 25, 2026
9am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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