Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Freeze Warning in effect from April 21, 12:00 AM EDT until April 21, 09:00 AM EDT

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair

42°F

6°C

Humidity	49%
Wind Speed	W 8 mph
Barometer	30.18 in
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	37°F (3°C)
Last update	20 Apr 3:55 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Banner Elk NC

Freeze Warning April 21, 12:00am until April 21, 09:00am

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Freeze Warning

Today
High: 51 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tonight
Low: 32 °F
Clear then
Frost
Tuesday
High: 63 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 46 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 66 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 69 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 71 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. West northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Tonight

Widespread frost after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 69.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 50.