Severe Thunderstorms for Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Typhoon Approaching Guam

A cold front will sweep eastward today accompanied by strong to severe thunderstorms for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. In the wake of this cold front, autumn like temperatures and gusty winds from the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes to most of the eastern seaboard. Fire weather conditions for lower Mississippi Valley into portions of California. For Guam, a typhoon is approaching. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

46°F

8°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Oct 3:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles S Flat Springs NC

Freeze Warning October 18, 01:00am until October 18, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning
  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers.  Low around 42. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 8am.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 46 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Areas of frost after midnight.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 31 °F

    Clear then
    Areas Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers. Low around 42. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Areas of frost after midnight. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 34. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles S Flat Springs NC
 36.22°N 81.94°W (Elev. 3173 ft)
2:23 am EDT Oct 17, 2026
3am EDT Oct 17, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 23, 2026
 
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