Significant Winter Storm this Weekend - Bitterly Cold Weather Follows Next Week

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

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Light Snow

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 30.29 in
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Wind Chill6°F (-14°C)
Last update 24 Jan 8:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Valle Crucis NC

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 09:14pm until January 26, 01:00pm
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Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning January 24, 09:14pm until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 18 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain before 2pm, then rain.  High near 38. Southeast wind around 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Freezing Rain
    then
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain or freezing rain before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet between 1am and 4am, then a chance of snow and sleet after 4am.  Low around 15. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.  Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

    Low: 15 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow and sleet before 7am.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 17 °F

    Blustery.
    Chance
    Snow/Sleet
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain before 11pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet. Low around 18. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday
Freezing rain before 2pm, then rain. High near 38. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain or freezing rain before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet between 1am and 4am, then a chance of snow and sleet after 4am. Low around 15. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Monday
A chance of snow and sleet before 7am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 30.
Tuesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 12.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 18.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
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Point Forecast:
Valle Crucis NC
 36.21°N 81.77°W (Elev. 2779 ft)
7:00 pm EST Jan 24, 2026
9pm EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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