Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity	58%
Wind Speed	W 9 mph
Barometer	30.00 in
Dewpoint	48°F (9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Mar 12:35 pm EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NE Butler TN

This Afternoon
High: 73 °F
Areas Smoke
Tonight
Low: 53 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Areas Smoke
Sunday
High: 81 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 53 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 64 °F
Chance
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 34 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 62 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 39 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 61 °F
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Areas of smoke. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. West wind around 5 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Areas of smoke before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Calm wind.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.