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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed W 12 mph
Barometer 29.82 in
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill9°F (-13°C)
Last update 6 Feb 12:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Valle Crucis NC

High Wind Watch February 6, 07:00pm until February 7, 07:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory February 6, 01:00pm until February 7, 07:00am
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High Wind Watch
Winter Weather Advisory

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely after 1pm, mixing with sleet after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 38. West wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then
    Snow/Sleet
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 10pm, then a chance of snow between 10pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix and
    Blustery then
    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -4. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Snow likely after 1pm, mixing with sleet after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 38. West wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday Night
A chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 10pm, then a chance of snow between 10pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -4. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Valle Crucis NC
 36.21°N 81.77°W (Elev. 2779 ft)
Last Update:
12:30 am EST Feb 6, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am EST Feb 6, 2026-6pm EST Feb 12, 2026
 
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