Grandfather Mountain weather
– Lat/Long: 36.12° N 81.86° W

Grandfather Mountain
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 6 pm Tue 27 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, gales from the NNW by Sat night).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
65
WNW
65
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
70
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
20
N
60
NNW
65
NNW
55
NW
50
NNW
3
6
7
4
7
max °C
-8
-9
-9
-9
-11
-9
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-13
-17
-17
-15
-13
-10
min °C
-8
-11
-11
-10
-12
-11
-7
-7
-8
-8
-11
-14
-19
-19
-16
-13
-13
-20
-24
-23
-24
-26
-22
-16
-14
-14
-15
-17
-19
-32
-34
-32
-26
-26
500
0
0
400
0
0
650
0
450
650
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
650
5500
800
2450
550
950
650
450
450
450
650
3100
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
Sunset
5:49
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:53

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Grandfather Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grandfather Mountain is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Grandfather Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, gales from the NNW by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Grandfather Mountain at the specific elevation of 1818 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Grandfather Mountain. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of North-Carolina.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
8 km N
1557m alt.
55 minutes ago
-12° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 259).
60
9 km SSW
1204m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 342).
40
10 km N
1496m alt.
56 minutes ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (34 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
13 km NW
1219m alt.
50 minutes ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 65).
0
16 km S
1237m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 327).
42
17 km SE
507m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
20 km ENE
1016m alt.
58 minutes ago
-7° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 355).
21
20 km E
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
27 km W
1082m alt.
55 minutes ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 213 degs) was rejected.
28 km WSW
1139m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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