Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2° N Lon: 81.65° W Elev: 3146 ft.

Rain

63°F

17°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 30.21 in
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Last update 25 Jul 12:55 am EDT
Detailed forecast for

Caldwell Mountains

Tonight
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly this evening. Patchy fog this evening. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Saturday
Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds, becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Heat index values up to 100 in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
Thursday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
Friday
Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.



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