Last Updated on June 12, 2022 6:32 pm
Very hot summer time weather is on tap for the High Country, and region, this week. High temperatures are forecast for the 80s and maybe reaching 90 or above midweek.
If Boone reaches 90 this week it will mark the first time of 90 or above since Saturday June 30, 2012, though it has been close a few times since then. Below are the 10 highest all time temperatures for Watauga County. Below that chart is the highest temperatures recorded for June.
Highest Temperature in June94°F Boone Jun 29, 193693°F Boone Jun 28, 195293°F Boone Jun 30, 193692°F Boone Jun 13, 195191°F Boone Jun 18, 1944
Along with the hot temperatures will be the threat of thunderstorms every weekday this week. As of Sunday evening, here is the forecast from the National Weather Service:
Monday
Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Light and variable winds, becoming west around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Wednesday And Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Hot. Highs around 90. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Friday
Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Saturday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Saturday Night
Clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
Sunday
Sunny. Highs around 80.
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