Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

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 W 31 G 44 mph
Barometer 29.75 in
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 1 Jan 1:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Flat Springs NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A chance of flurries after 5am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: A chance of flurries before 9am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am.  Cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 39 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers.  Patchy fog between 8am and noon. High near 42. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 42 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of flurries after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
New Year's Day
A chance of flurries before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Showers. Patchy fog between 8am and noon. High near 42. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles W Flat Springs NC
 36.25°N 82.02°W (Elev. 3202 ft)
12:31 am EST Jan 1, 2026
1am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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