Observed 4:15 AM EDT at KTNB

Blowing Rock, NC weather

Partly cloudy and 40°4°.

Mostly agree

Now 40°4°

Partly cloudy

Wind: 5 mph8 km/hgusts 11 mph17 km/h; From the east-northeast. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 40°4°; Comfortable · up to 49°9° by 1 PM
Humidity: 100%; Air 40°4°, dew point 40°4° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 45Good; EPA forecast · PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (35°2° then, 40°4° now)

Good hours for

Low 45°7° today at 9 AM
High 57°14° today at 4 PM

TonightNear 48°9° · Partly cloudy
This morningNear 47°8° · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 57°14° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 56°13° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 3 AM · 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 4a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	58%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	47%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	48%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	91%	56%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	91%	71%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	58%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	58%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	92%	87%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	74%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	43%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	28%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	22%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	13%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	8%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	5%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	6%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	2%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	6%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	7%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	78%	11%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	15%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	18%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	87%	52%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	70%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	69%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	42°6° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	46%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	88%	24%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	19%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	22%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	24%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	30%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	23%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	73%	22%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	18%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	20%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	17%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	75%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	6%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	10%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	5%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	9%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	81%	28%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	30%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	82%	28%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 45°7°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 56°13°, low 42°6°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 56. East wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North northeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Low, likely
35°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
35°2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  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
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
56°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.5 in13 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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
53°12°–67°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 57°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 56°, low 42°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 45°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 58–65°.

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

Dutch Creek at Broadstone Road

8.3 mi

Major flooding

Level: 13.2 ft

Reading from Sat 3:05 AM · NWS gauge page

MF SF New River at U.S. 221/321

1.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 3:05 AM · NWS gauge page

EF New River at Bamboo Road

4.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft

Reading from Sat 3:05 AM · NWS gauge page

Winkler Creek at Meadowview Drive in Boone

5.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 2:40 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 32Typical 125

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 25
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 1 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 40°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

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

Blowing Rock weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 58 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 15 min less
Golden hour: 6:04–6:55 PM; Morning 7:25–8:17 AM
Blue hour: 6:55–7:05 PM; Morning 7:15–7:25 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 52% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Blowing Rock. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 42 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Blowing Rock, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Dutch Creek at Broadstone Road

MF SF New River at U.S. 221/321

EF New River at Bamboo Road

Winkler Creek at Meadowview Drive in Boone

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? Poor

Moon