– Lat/Long: 36.12° N 81.86° W

Grandfather Mountain
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 12 am Thu 01 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Thu 01 Jan Local Time

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2 Grandfather Mountain Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Fri night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 1			Friday 2			Saturday 3			Sunday 4			Monday 5			Tuesday 6
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SSW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	0	2	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	4	6	6	7	8
min °C	-4	-3	-2	1	3	2	2	0	0	-1	-1	0	1	2	3	5	6	6	7
chill °C	-15	-13	-10	-7	-4	-4	-3	-2	-3	-6	-7	-5	-2	-2	-1	1	2	2	2

Freezing level m	950	850	1150	2700	3200	3050	2400	2250	1750	1500	1400	2050	2200	2450	2700	3050	3150	3350	3300
Cloud base (m)	7950	550	850				1750	450	450	550			1600	650	750	8650		4550	4050

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Grandfather Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grandfather Mountain is: Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Fri night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Grandfather Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Beech Mountain 8 km N 1557m alt. 1 hour ago	-5° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (29 kph at 263).
Montezuma wx 9 km SSW 1204m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Light winds from the W (16 kph at 275).
Banner Elk 10 km NNE 1227m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 269).
Banner Elk 10 km N 1496m alt. 52 minutes ago	-4° C	-	Wind obs. (34 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Beech Mountain 13 km NW 1219m alt. 53 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 352).
Jonas Ridge wx 16 km S 1237m alt. 51 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (23 kph at 265).
Mortimer 17 km SE 507m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 40).
Boone 20 km ENE 1016m alt. 3 hours ago	-1° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 277).
Green Hill wx 20 km E 1170m alt. 1 hour ago		Dry
Boone Watauga County Airport 21 km ENE 713m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	Clear	Strong winds from the WNW (44 kph at 290).	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.