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.

33°F

1°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed W 16 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 31 Dec 7:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Mountain City TN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries after 5am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: A chance of flurries before 9am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1am.  Cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 37 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely.  Patchy fog between 9am and 1pm.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 45 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 32 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
New Year's Day
A chance of flurries before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Showers likely. Patchy fog between 9am and 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Mountain City TN
 36.45°N 81.74°W (Elev. 2995 ft)
6:06 pm EST Dec 31, 2025
7pm EST Dec 31, 2025-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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