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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair

32°F

0°C

Humidity	43%
Wind Speed	W 3 mph
Barometer	30.09 in
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	4 Dec 2:35 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Banner Elk NC

Winter Weather Advisory December 4, 07:00pm until December 5, 01:00pm

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Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 33 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Thursday Night
Low: 25 °F
Chance Snow
then Wintry
Mix and
Patchy Fog
Friday
High: 30 °F
Wintry Mix
Likely and
Areas
Freezing Fog
Friday Night
Low: 28 °F
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 34 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 35 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Rain/Freezing
Rain
Sunday Night
Low: 24 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix then
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind around 8 mph.

Thursday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

Thursday Night

Snow and freezing rain before 4am, then snow and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet. Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 25. South southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday

Snow and freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet before 1pm, then a slight chance of snow between 1pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain after 3pm. Patchy fog between 10am and 1pm. Areas of freezing fog between 8am and 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 30. South wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

Cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Sunday

A chance of rain after 2pm, mixing with freezing rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night

A chance of freezing rain before 9pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of snow before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.