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

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

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

27°F

-3°C

Humidity	55%
Wind Speed	SE 6 mph
Barometer	30.29 in
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	20°F (-7°C)
Last update	24 Jan 7:55 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Boone NC

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

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Winter Storm Warning

Today
High: 23 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Tonight
Low: 14 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 35 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday Night
Low: 10 °F
Rain then
Wintry Mix
and Blustery
Monday
High: 16 °F
Windy. Chance
Snow then
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: -1 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 22 °F
Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 9 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Wednesday
High: 23 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of snow, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight

Snow and sleet before 10pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain between 10pm and midnight, then freezing rain and sleet after midnight. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 14. Wind chill values as low as -1. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet before 10am, then freezing rain between 10am and 4pm, then rain after 4pm. High near 35. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Sunday Night

Rain before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain between 1am and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am. Low around 10. Blustery, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday

A chance of snow, mainly before 7am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 16. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Windy.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 22. Breezy.

Tuesday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 9. Breezy.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 23.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Breezy.

Thursday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 11. Blustery.