Observed 4:35 PM EDT at KTNB

Beech Mountain, NC weather

Sunny and 56°13°.

Forecasts agree

Now 56°13°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the east. Gusts to 20 mph32 km/h around 2 AM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable · down to 36°2° by 12 AM
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 40Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (60°16° then, 56°13° now)

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Low 37°3° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 9 AM

TonightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 46°8° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 52°11° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 61°16° by 4 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 5p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	63%	11%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	7%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	68%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	5%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	76%	4%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	76%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	79%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	79%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	14%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	24%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	91%	25%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	95%	21%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	88%	10%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	4%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	73%	1%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	1%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	3%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	59%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	3%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	76%	1%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	44°7° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	79%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	79%	7%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	10%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	79%	12%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	12%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 34°1° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	11%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	9%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	2%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	1%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	63%	0%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	1%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	40%	0%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 57°14°, low 36°2°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 57. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Low, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 53°12°, low 39°4°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 53. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
34°1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 62°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
33°1°–46°8°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 56°13°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–47°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  20% chance
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
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  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
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
43°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.32 in8.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  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°–63°17°
Low, likely
33°1°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph18 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 53°, low 39°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 62°, low 46°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 56–63°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (RNK) (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 near Sugar Grove

4.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 76 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Dutch Creek at Broadstone Road

6.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft

Reading from Sat 5:05 PM · NWS gauge page

Watauga River at Aldridge Road

6.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft

Reading from Sat 3:50 PM · NWS gauge page

Brushy Fork at S.R. 1311

7.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5:05 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 37Typical 125

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 30
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 5 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 44°F).

Open the windows?

Mon, 3:00 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

Beech Mountain 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

Clear 7:06 PM–7 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 southwest from Beech Mountain. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,200 ft, 1 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Beech Mountain, 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 near Sugar Grove

Dutch Creek at Broadstone Road

Watauga River at Aldridge Road

Brushy Fork at S.R. 1311

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