Storm System to Move Across the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible on Veterans Day across parts of the lower Ohio and western Tennessee Valleys. A developing storm will bring rain and gusty winds to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday, with the first accumulating snow likely in the higher elevations of the central Appalachians and interior Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

62°F

17°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Nov 10:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Banner Elk NC

  • Veterans Day

    Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly between 1am and 4am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers likely before 3pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 36 by 4pm. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 43 °F⇓

    Breezy.
    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain showers likely before 8pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 8pm and 4am, then snow showers likely after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 28 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Blustery

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 23 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery.

    High: 28 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Veterans Day
Sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly between 1am and 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers likely before 3pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 36 by 4pm. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain showers likely before 8pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 8pm and 4am, then snow showers likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 35.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 41.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Banner Elk NC
 36.19°N 81.88°W (Elev. 4925 ft)
1:23 am EST Nov 11, 2026
10am EST Nov 11, 2026-6pm EST Nov 17, 2026
 
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