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

Grandfather Mountain
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 1 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6700
6900
2000
2000
550
450
600
600
km/h
50
W
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
0
WNW
5
SSW
10
SW
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.3
1.2
0.7
1.9
1.6
max °C
19
18
15
17
16
13
16
16
15
18
18
16
15
14
14
15
15
min °C
19
15
14
16
13
13
16
15
14
17
16
16
15
13
14
15
15
 chill °C
18
13
11
14
12
11
15
15
14
17
14
14
13
10
12
13
14
Freezing level m
4950
4850
4600
4400
4550
4350
4300
4200
4550
4450
4550
4550
4750
4450
4500
4700
4700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
19171517151316161518171615141415152621192319182319202522202118182020
Sunrise
6:31
6:31
6:33
6:33
6:35
Sunset
8:36
8:35
8:34
8:32
8:31
8:31

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Grandfather Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grandfather Mountain is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Grandfather Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

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
lightning 13km W of Blowing Rock
4 km ENE
1288m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 4km S of Roan Mountain
20 km W
858m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Morganto / enoir Airport
40 km SSE
452m alt.
1 hour ago
33° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
16 km
lightning 19km SW of Millers Creek
41 km E
434m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Jefferson Airport
53 km NE
507m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Hickory Airport
59 km SE
718m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
16 km
63 km WNW
716m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Wilkesboro Airport
69 km E
713m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
lightning 10km SSW of Sparta
71 km ENE
1117m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Rutherfordton Airport
78 km S
713m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
16 km

* 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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