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.

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.69 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Jan 6:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Valle Crucis NC

Extreme Cold Watch January 26, 06:00pm until January 27, 12:00pm
Winter Storm Warning January 25, 06:55pm until January 26, 01:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning January 25, 06:55pm until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Slight
    Chance
    Freezing Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Cold and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as -13. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. West wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain before midnight, then a slight chance of freezing rain between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 13 to 18 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as -13. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. West wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 20.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Valle Crucis NC
 36.21°N 81.77°W (Elev. 2779 ft)
6:30 pm EST Jan 25, 2026
6pm EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Feb 1, 2026
 
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