PIGEON RIVER NEAR CANTON, NC
Below action stagePIGEON RIVER NEAR CANTON, NC: Below action stage.
1.44ft
97 cfs
Marker shows minor flood stage.
6.6 ft below action stage.
Forecast crest 2.10 ft
County seat Waynesville. Roughly 1,300 to 6,621 ft, topping out at Mount Guyot — a spread of about 5,321 vertical feet, which is why one forecast number for this county is close to meaningless.
No snow level is being forecast right now, which generally means precipitation is falling as rain at every elevation.
Issued by GSP for the county centre
This Afternoon
73°
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
64°
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely between 11pm and 5am, then areas of fog and a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
75°
Areas of fog and a chance of rain showers before 8am, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog between 8am and 9am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers between 9am and 10am, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog between 10am and 11am, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
62°
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
74°
Showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
61°
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
This is the forecast for a single point near the middle of the county. Use a town below for something closer to where you actually are.
Conditions vary far more by elevation here than by distance
Lowest to highest
PIGEON RIVER NEAR CANTON, NC: Below action stage.
1.44ft
97 cfs
Marker shows minor flood stage.
6.6 ft below action stage.
Forecast crest 2.10 ft
PIGEON RIVER NEAR HEPCO, NC: Below action stage.
2.04ft
287 cfs
Marker shows minor flood stage.
9.0 ft below action stage.
Live stills from NCDOT
I-40 at the Tennessee line, Pigeon River Gorge
I-40 · NCDOT · location unverified
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