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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair and Windy

33°F

1°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed W 28 G 51 mph
Barometer 29.75 in
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 1 Jan 1:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Vilas NC

Wind Advisory January 1, 01:42am until January 1, 12:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory January 1, 01:42am until January 1, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Thu

    Wind Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 26 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Scattered flurries before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Scattered flurries after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
New Year's Day
Scattered flurries before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 43.
Sunday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 29.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Vilas NC
 36.28°N 81.79°W (Elev. 3100 ft)
Last Update:
12:30 am EST Jan 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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