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 >

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 Chill15°F (-9°C)
Last update 24 Jan 3:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Deep Gap NC

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

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 26 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    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.

    Low: 14 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Sunday

    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.

    High: 32 °F

    Wintry Mix
    then Freezing
    Rain

  • Sunday Night

    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.

    Low: 17 °F

    Rain/Freezing
    Rain Likely
    and Blustery

  • Monday

    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.

    High: 18 °F

    Cold and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Blustery.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

    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.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 19.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ENE Deep Gap NC
 36.25°N 81.49°W (Elev. 3323 ft)
1:00 pm EST Jan 24, 2026
3pm EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026
 
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