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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.26 in
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Dec 7:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Banner Elk NC

Winter Weather Advisory December 1, 07:00pm until December 2, 10:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 32. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Freezing rain before 3am, then rain. Patchy fog after 2am. Temperature rising to around 36 by 5am. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

    Low: 29 °F⇑

    Chance
    Freezing Rain
    then
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Rain, possibly mixed with snow before 3pm, then a slight chance of snow. Patchy fog before 1pm, then patchy fog after 3pm. Temperature falling to around 27 by 5pm. South southwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 37 °F⇓

    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy fog before 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Patchy Fog
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 30 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 32. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Freezing rain before 3am, then rain. Patchy fog after 2am. Temperature rising to around 36 by 5am. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Tuesday
Rain, possibly mixed with snow before 3pm, then a slight chance of snow. Patchy fog before 1pm, then patchy fog after 3pm. Temperature falling to around 27 by 5pm. South southwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Patchy fog before 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Thursday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 24.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Snow likely before 8pm, then freezing rain and sleet likely between 8pm and 4am, then rain likely after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
Rain, snow, and freezing rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A chance of freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles N Banner Elk NC
 36.19°N 81.88°W (Elev. 4925 ft)
Last Update:
6:33 am EST Dec 1, 2025
Forecast Valid:
8am EST Dec 1, 2025-6pm EST Dec 7, 2025
 
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