– Lat/Long: 36.12° N 81.86° W

Grandfather Mountain
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 6 pm Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Fri 20 Feb Local Time

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2 Grandfather Mountain Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Sat night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
	Fri 20		Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain
km/h	W	W	W	WSW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	W	W	W	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	3	4	3	7	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.6	0.1	0.1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.7
max °C	7	6	5	5	4	-8	-12	-12	-11	-11	-11	-7	-3	1	2	3	5
min °C	6	4	4	4	-4	-11	-12	-14	-13	-12	-12	-9	-5	-1	2	2	4
chill °C	-1	-2	-1	0	-13	-24	-26	-28	-28	-26	-26	-18	-13	-9	-6	-5	-3

Freezing level m	2950	2800	2900	2800	2450	650	300	0	0	200	0	0	1000	1700	2200	2300	2650
Cloud base (m)		2850	2000	1900	600	550	1600	750	700	1550	700	6650	5200	5300		1600	650

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Grandfather Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grandfather Mountain is: Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Sat night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

Grandfather Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Beech Mountain 8 km N 1557m alt. 49 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (14 kph at 274).
Montezuma wx 9 km SSW 1204m alt. 52 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 321).
Banner Elk 10 km NNE 1227m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Banner Elk 10 km N 1496m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (14 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Beech Mountain 13 km NW 1219m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 40).
Jonas Ridge wx 16 km S 1237m alt. 53 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (14 kph at 261).
Mortimer 17 km SE 507m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 230).
Boone 20 km ENE 1016m alt. 49 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 328).
Green Hill wx 20 km E 1170m alt. 52 minutes ago		Dry
Boone Watauga County Airport 21 km ENE 713m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (20 kph at 300).	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.