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2,165 ft · Buncombe County · Updated 1:30 PM ET

72°

Cloudy

H 83°L 61°Feels like 72°

Humidity
78%
Wind
8 mph
Visibility
10 mi
Pressure
30.38 in
4 active alertsForecasts by elevation for the Blue Ridge

Beach Hazards Statement

Moderate severity · Expected

Coastal Pender; Coastal New Hanover; Coastal Horry; Coastal Georgetown

Beach Hazards Statement issued September 15 at 10:51AM EDT until September 15 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

  • Beach Hazards StatementNorthern Outer Banks; Hatteras Island
  • Beach Hazards StatementEastern Currituck; Virginia Beach
  • Coastal Flood AdvisoryInland New Hanover

Across the mountains

Full profile

14°F apart right now, at the same hour, within an hour’s drive of each other.

Weather for the mountains, by elevation

Most forecasts give you one number for a whole county. Here that county spans 3,000 vertical feet, and the difference between rain and ice is usually a few hundred of them. This is the forecast for where you actually are.

Next seven days

  • Today

    83°

    61°

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wed

    88°

    61°

    Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

    20%

  • Thu

    89°

    63°

    Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

    42%

  • Fri

    88°

    64°

    Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

    54%

  • Sat

    85°

    63°

    Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

    53%

  • Sun

    86°

    63°

    Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

    57%

  • Mon

    83°

    61°

    Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

    74%

Full forecast and hourly
Seven day forecast
DayHighLowConditions
Today83 degrees61 degreesMostly Sunny
Wednesday88 degrees61 degreesSunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Thursday89 degrees63 degreesMostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Friday88 degrees64 degreesSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Saturday85 degrees63 degreesSlight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Sunday86 degrees63 degreesShowers And Thunderstorms Likely
Monday83 degrees61 degreesShowers And Thunderstorms Likely

Your location

No snow line in play

Current conditions from the valley floor to the high peaks

Hollow markers are modeled from the NWS gridpoint forecast for that coordinate — there is no weather station on most of these summits. Solid markers are real observations.
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Current temperature at each reporting location, ordered from lowest to highest elevation.
LocationElevationTempSource
Greenville–Spartanburg Airport964 ft75°FObserved
Rutherford County Airport1,077 ft73°FObserved
Hickory Regional Airport1,190 ft73°FObserved
Foothills Regional Airport1,270 ft74°FObserved
Murphy1,601 ft86°FModeled
Andrews1,750 ft84°FModeled
Macon County Airport2,020 ft84°FObserved
Hendersonville2,146 ft73°FModeled
Asheville Regional Airport2,165 ft72°FObserved
Waynesville2,657 ft80°FModeled
Burnsville2,814 ft77°FModeled
Jackson County Airport2,857 ft78°FObserved
Ashe County Airport3,180 ft63°FObserved
Boone3,333 ft69°FModeled
Beech Mountain5,506 ft61°FModeled
Grandfather Mountain5,946 ft61°FModeled
Waterrock Knob6,292 ft66°FModeled
Mount Mitchell6,684 ft59°FModeled

Temperature is falling with elevation at about 3.3°F per 1,000 ft, which is close to normal.

Rivers closest to flooding

All gauges

French Broad River at Blantyre, NC: Below action stage.

4.30ft

226 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

10.7 ft below action stage.

Forecast crest 4.30 ft

French Broad River at Hot Springs, NC: Below action stage.

2.52ft

751 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

5.0 ft below action stage.

French Broad River at Rosman, NC: Below action stage.

1.95ft

72 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

5.0 ft below action stage.

Current radar returns over Western North Carolina

Latest frame 1:50 PM. Radar under-reports in valleys shielded by ridges — see the full map for why.

Weather that matters, only when it matters

One email when something is actually coming — winter storms, flooding, wind. Nothing on a quiet week.