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Inclement Weather in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Below Normal Temperatures Continue

A strong cold front will bring heavy wet snow from the eastern Great Lakes into northern New England and strong thunderstorms with damaging winds in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Well below average temperatures will continue behind this storm system or east of the Rockies, as numerous record low temperatures are likely. Critical fire weather conditions expected in the Southwest and Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

49°F

9°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed NW 20 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 21 Apr 8:55 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Boone, Watauga County Hospital Heliport NC

Freeze Warning April 22, 12:00am until April 22, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning

  • Today

    Today: Scattered rain showers, possibly mixing with snow after 2pm, then gradually ending. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 46 by 11am, then falling to around 37 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Scattered
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

    High: 46 °F⇓

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

    Low: 25 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

    High: 49 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Widespread frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Mostly Clear
    then Frost

    Low: 27 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    Frost then
    Mostly Sunny

    High: 58 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

    Low: 39 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain, mainly after 8am. High near 51. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Rain

    High: 51 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Rain Likely
    then Chance
    Rain

    Low: 43 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 60 °F

Detailed Forecast

Today
Scattered rain showers, possibly mixing with snow after 2pm, then gradually ending. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 46 by 11am, then falling to around 37 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Thursday Night
Widespread frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain, mainly after 8am. High near 51. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 43.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
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Point Forecast:
Boone, Watauga County Hospital Heliport NC
 36.2°N 81.66°W (Elev. 3205 ft)
Last Update:
7:31 am EDT Apr 21, 2021
Forecast Valid:
9am EDT Apr 21, 2021-6pm EDT Apr 27, 2021
 
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