Observed 6:35 PM EDT at KTNB

Banner Elk, NC weather

Sunny and 48°9°.

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/hgusts 9 mph14 km/h; From the east-southeast. Light through 7 AM
Dew point: 42°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 41Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.46 inHg1031 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (53°12° then, 48°9° now)

Good hours for

Low 36°2° tonight at 5 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 54°12° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 50°10° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 46°8° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 54°12° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 60°16° by 2 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	4%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	96%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	95%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	25%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	38%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	100%	58%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	33%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	26%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	88%	9%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	5%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	5%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	6%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	4%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	71%	5%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	7%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	8%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	8%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	90%	3%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	97%	4%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	99%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	92%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	90%	4%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	95%	4%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	97%	3%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	3%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	2%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	0%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	53%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	1%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	0%	2
Mon 6p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	3%	1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 36°2°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
36°2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 54°12°, low 39°4°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 54. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
36°2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 43°6°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 57°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
42°6°–44°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 45°7°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.31 in7.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
35°2°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 57°, low 36°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 54°, low 39°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 60°, low 43°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 57–64°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GSP) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Watauga River at Aldridge Road

4.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft

Reading from Sat 3:50 PM · NWS gauge page

Dutch Creek at Broadstone Road

6.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft

Reading from Sat 6:05 PM · NWS gauge page

Watauga River near Sugar Grove

6.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 76 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

North Toe River below Newland

6.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 39Typical 125

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 31
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 25 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 42°F).

Open the windows?

Mon, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Banner Elk · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1907–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−12°−7°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Banner Elk weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 16 min less
Golden hour: 6:04–6:56 PM; Morning 7:26–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:06 PM; Morning 7:16–7:26 AM; first light 7:16 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:09 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:57 AM · rises 5:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Banner Elk. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,200 ft, 13 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Banner Elk, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Watauga River at Aldridge Road

Dutch Creek at Broadstone Road

Watauga River near Sugar Grove

North Toe River below Newland

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon