Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fog/Mist

57°F

14°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 30.14 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 16 Oct 4:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Zionville NC

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers after 5pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 69. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly between 8pm and 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers, mainly before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 42. North wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy frost after 10pm.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. North wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Patchy Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of frost before 10am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 50. East wind around 8 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 69. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 42. North wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Patchy frost after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. North wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Sunday
Areas of frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 50. East wind around 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Basemap Options
Click map to change the forecast location
Loading map...

ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles WSW Zionville NC
 36.32°N 81.79°W (Elev. 4177 ft)
2:30 am EDT Oct 16, 2026
4am EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 22, 2026
 
Get as KML Get as XML

Additional Resources

Radar & Satellite Image

Link to Local Radar Data Link to Satellite Data

Hourly Weather Forecast

National Digital Forecast Database