Polk County

No snow level is being forecast right now, which generally means precipitation is falling as rain at every elevation.

• This Afternoon

  82°

  Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

• Tonight

  71°

  A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 9pm and 11pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

• Sunday

  80°

  Rain showers and patchy fog before 11am, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

• Sunday Night

  69°

  Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southwest wind 1 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

• Monday

  84°

  A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 1 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

• Monday Night

  68°

  A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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.

• Below 2,500 ft
• 2,500 – 3,500 ft

• Tryon1,083 ft · Below 2,500 ft
• Columbus1,145 ft · Below 2,500 ft

No gauge we track sits inside Polk County. See all river levels for the nearest ones.

• Rutherford County Airport1,077 ft · 27 km · observed
• Hendersonville2,146 ft · 27 km · modeled
• Asheville Regional Airport2,165 ft · 38 km · observed
• Greenville–Spartanburg Airport964 ft · 43 km · observed
• Mount Mitchell6,684 ft · 55 km · modeled