Tuckasegee River below Everett St, in Bryson City
9.1 mi- Level
- 1.8 ft
- Flow
- 504 cfs
Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sun 2 AM
Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 4:35 PM EDT at K1A5
Cherokee, NC weather
Sunny and 71°22°, jacket by 8 PM.
Today: low 36°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°), high 68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°).
Now 71°22°
Sunny
- Wind
- Calm
- Light through 5 AM
- Dew point
- 42°6°
- Comfortable
- UV tomorrow
- 5Moderate
- Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
- Air quality
- 38Good
- Main pollutant: Ozone
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
About the same as this time yesterday (71°22° then, 71°22° now)
Good hours for
TonightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 41°5° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Clear
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°) | 65°18° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 45% | 8% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°) | 62°17° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 52% | 6% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 56°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 64% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 74% | 1% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 50°10° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 84% | 1% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 47°8° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 92% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 98% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 100% | 9% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 100% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 42°6° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 41°5° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 41°5° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 9% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 40°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°) | 40°4° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 9% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 39°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°) | 39°4° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 100% | 8% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 38°3° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°) | 38°3° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 100% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Clear | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°) | 38°3° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 100% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 36°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°) | 36°2° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 100% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 100% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°) | 44°7° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 99% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Sunny | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°) | 49°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 85% | 0% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 57°14° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 64% | 0% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 62°17° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 51% | 0% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°) | 66°19° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 44% | 0% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Sunny | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 67°19° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 42% | 0% | 5 |
| Sun 4p | Sunny | 69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 41% | 0% | 4 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°) | 67°19° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 44% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 53% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 65% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 77% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Clear | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 50°10° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 85% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 91% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 46°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 46°8° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 94% | 1% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Clear | 45°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 97% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 100% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°) | 43°6° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 42°6° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°) | 42°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 100% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Clear | 41°5° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°) | 41°5° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 100% | 9% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Clear | 41°5° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°) | 41°5° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 98% | 7% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Clear | 40°4° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°) | 40°4° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 98% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Clear | 39°4° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°) | 39°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 99% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Sunny | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°) | 38°3° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 9% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Sunny | 41°5° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 97% | 1% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Sunny | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°) | 46°8° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 90% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Sunny | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°) | 52°11° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 75% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 12p | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°) | 59°15° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 60% | 2% | 4 |
| Mon 1p | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°) | 64°18° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 47% | 4% | 5 |
| Mon 2p | Sunny | 69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°) | 69°21° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 39% | 7% | 5 |
| Mon 3p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°) | 71°22° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 36% | 17% | 5 |
| Mon 4p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 36% | 30% | 4 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 36°2°. Typical 68°20° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 52°11°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 39°4°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 35°2°–40°4°
- Typical high / low
- 68°20° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 5 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 38°3°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 36°2°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 69°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 53°12°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 41°5°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. East wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 64°18°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 35°2°–42°6°
- Typical high / low
- 67°19° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 40°4°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 38°3°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 72°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 54°12°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 44°7°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 35°2°–42°6°
- Typical high / low
- 67°19° / 39°4°
- Wind
- 6 mph9 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 42°6°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 43°6°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 57°14°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 47°8°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 69°21°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 37°3°–48°9°
- Typical high / low
- 67°19° / 39°4°
- Wind
- 5 mph8 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 42°6°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 46°8°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 70°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 56°14°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 49°9°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–48°9°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 38°3°
- Wind
- 5 mph8 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 49°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 59°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 50°10°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 69°21°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 43°6°–48°9°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 38°3°
- Wind
- 5 mph8 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 49°10°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 75°24°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 60°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 53°12°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 45°7°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 38°3°
- Wind
- 5 mph8 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 55°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 71°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 57°14°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
- 66°19°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–54°12°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 37°3°
- Wind
- 6 mph9 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 56°13°30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 70°21°30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 61°16°30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Rain, 58°14°30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 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
- 66°19°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–61°16°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 37°3°
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 36°2°. Rain 0.72 in18 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Rain, 59°15°30% chance · 0.41 in10 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 64°18°30% chance · 0.36 in9.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Fog, 53°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 56°13°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 40°4°–55°13°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 36°2°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 68°, low 36°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 38°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 40°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–74°.
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
Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue
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Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
Below flood stage
Oconaluftee River below Contesky Dr, in Birdtown
3.4 mi- Level
- 1.1 ft
- Flow
- 145 cfs
Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page
Soco Creek at Wolfetown Road
4.0 mi- Level
- 8.7 ft
Reading from Sat 4:50 PM · NWS gauge page
Tuckasegee River at Barkers creek nr Dillsboro
7.0 mi- Level
- 3.1 ft
- Flow
- 245 cfs
Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 65% less heating than a typical week.
This week 30Typical 86
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 15 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 42°F).
Open the windows?
Sun, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Is this typical?
Cullowhee · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1909–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.
- Normal high / low
- 68°20° / 40°4°
- Forecast high / low
- 68°20° / 36°2°
- Record high
- 84°29° in 1939
- Record low
- 20°−7° in 1924
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
- −11°−6°SunOct 18
- −7°−4°MonOct 19
- −3°−2°TueOct 20
- ±0°WedOct 21
- −1°ThuOct 22
- −1°FriOct 23
- −1°SatOct 24
Cherokee weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 6:46 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 59 min
- Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
- Golden hour
- 6:11–7:02 PM
- Morning 7:31–8:22 AM
- Blue hour
- 7:02–7:12 PM
- Morning 7:21–7:31 AM; first light 7:21 AM
Stars tonight? Fair
Clear 7:12 PM–7:22 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 6:03 AM · rises 5:42 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 26
- New moon
- Nov 9
