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Transylvania County

County seat Brevard. Roughly 1,200 to 6,030 ft, topping out at Chestnut Bald — a spread of about 4,830 vertical feet, which is why one forecast number for this county is close to meaningless.

No snow line in play

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

Forecast

Issued by GSP for the county centre

  • This Afternoon

    74°

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  • Tonight

    66°

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  • Sunday

    75°

    Rain showers likely and patchy fog before 11am, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  • Sunday Night

    64°

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Monday

    77°

    A slight chance of rain showers between 10am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

  • Monday Night

    63°

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. 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.

Elevation bands in this county

Conditions vary far more by elevation here than by distance

  • Below 2,500 ft
  • 2,500 – 3,500 ft
  • 3,500 – 4,500 ft
  • Above 4,500 ft
See the live elevation profile

Towns

Lowest to highest

River gauges in this county

All gauges

FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE, NC: Below action stage.

4.59ft

265 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

10.4 ft below action stage.

Forecast crest 6.60 ft

FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ROSMAN, NC: Below action stage.

1.99ft

82 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

5.0 ft below action stage.

Nearest reporting stations

What the profile for this county is built from

  • Hendersonville2,146 ft · 33 km · modeled
  • Asheville Regional Airport2,165 ft · 35 km · observed
  • Waynesville2,657 ft · 36 km · modeled
  • Waterrock Knob6,292 ft · 42 km · modeled
  • Jackson County Airport2,857 ft · 44 km · observed