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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair and Windy

33°F

1°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed NW 35 G 43 mph
Barometer 29.76 in
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 1 Jan 12:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Beech Mountain NC

Wind Advisory January 1, 01:17am until January 1, 12:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory January 1, 01:17am until January 1, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Thu

    Wind Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 24 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Scattered flurries before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries and
    Windy then
    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 35 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Scattered flurries between 3am and 5am, then a slight chance of snow after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
New Year's Day
Scattered flurries before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Beech Mountain NC
 36.22°N 81.88°W (Elev. 4098 ft)
Last Update:
12:30 am EST Jan 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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