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

Grandfather Mountain
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 12 pm Sat 21 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod snow
snow showers
rain shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
45
WNW
70
NW
60
NW
75
NW
65
NW
50
NW
30
NW
30
W
55
W
55
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
80
NW
1
2
4
4
2
2
8
4
0.3
1
4
max °C
5
6
4
-8
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
-7
-2
1
2
3
5
5
5
-3
min °C
5
5
-5
-10
-12
-14
-13
-11
-11
-9
-5
0
0
3
4
5
2
-6
0
2
-14
-22
-27
-28
-28
-24
-24
-18
-13
-7
-9
-4
-1
-1
-6
-16
2900
2800
2100
550
300
0
0
150
0
0
1000
2000
1850
2350
2650
2900
2850
650
Cloud base (m)
1800
2250
700
650
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750
750
800
700
6250
4200
4750
2100
1650
750
450
400
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
56-1-9-12-13-13-11-11-8-4113554-510114-4-7-10-8-8-10-40368898-2
Sunrise
7:07
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:01
Sunset
6:14
6:15
6:15
6:16
6:17
6:19

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Grandfather Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grandfather Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Grandfather Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu 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
5 km S
1197m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 252).
8
8 km N
1557m alt.
49 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 27 degs) was rejected.
9 km SSW
1204m alt.
52 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 266).
11
10 km NNE
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
6
10 km N
1496m alt.
45 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
13 km NW
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 52).
0
16 km S
1237m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
14
17 km SE
507m alt.
41 minutes ago
20° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 251).
11
20 km ENE
1016m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 229).
0
20 km E
1170m alt.
47 minutes ago
Dry

* 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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