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Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

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Extended Forecast for

Banner Elk NC

  • Today

    Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain between midnight and 1am, then a chance of showers after 1am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 45. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain between midnight and 1am, then a chance of showers after 1am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 45. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
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Point Forecast:
Banner Elk NC
 36.15°N 81.89°W (Elev. 3848 ft)
Last Update:
5:28 am EST Nov 15, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6am EST Nov 15, 2025-6pm EST Nov 21, 2025
 
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