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

A winter storm will impact our area this weekend. The winter storm will be followed by bitterly 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.

23°F

-5°C

Humidity	53%
Wind Speed	E 7 mph
Barometer	30.27 in
Dewpoint	8°F (-13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	15°F (-9°C)
Last update	24 Jan 3:15 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Deep Gap NC

Winter Storm Warning until January 26, 01:00pm

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Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning until January 26, 01:00pm
NOW until 1:00pm Mon
Winter Storm Warning
This Afternoon
High: 26 °F
Chance Snow
Tonight
Low: 14 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 32 °F
Wintry Mix
then Freezing
Rain
Sunday Night
Low: 17 °F
Rain/Freezing
Rain Likely
and Blustery
Monday
High: 18 °F
Cold and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 2 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Tuesday
High: 30 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of snow, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 26. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight

Snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before midnight, then freezing rain and sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 14. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 8am. High near 32. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain or freezing rain likely before 10pm, then rain likely between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of freezing rain after 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Monday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 18. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Blustery.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 30.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.