Observed 3:35 AM EDT at K1A5

Fontana Dam, NC weather

Foggy and 36°2°.

Forecasts agree

Now 36°2°

Fog

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 4 PM
Visibility: 2 mi3 km; Fog · under 3 mi5 km
Dew point: 35°2°; Comfortable · up to 46°8° by 10 AM
Humidity: 98%; Air 36°2°, dew point 35°2° · frost likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 45Good; EPA forecast · PM2.5 (fine particles)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (35°2° then, 35°2° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by noon
High 71°22° today at 3 PM
Drops 13°7° tonight 6–9 PM (67°19° → 54°12°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Drops 13°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (67°19° → 54°12°)

TonightNear 43°6° · Clear
This morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 2 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	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	12%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	19%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	98%	15%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	14%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	95%	1%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	4%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	44%	5%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	6%	4
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	7%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	4%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	4%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	85%	3%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	42%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	94%	7%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	98%	6%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	19%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	28%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	28%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	33%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	30%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	45%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	25%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	4%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	2%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	1%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	6%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	7%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	10%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	9%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	4%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	1%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	94%	4%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	97%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	99%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	16%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	16%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	17%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 71°22°, low 41°5°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 39°4°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. East wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 42°6°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 43°6°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
4 mph7 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 42°6°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly 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
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 44°7°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
5 mph7 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
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
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.57 in14 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.12 in2.9 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
58°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 39°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–76°.

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

Little Tennessee River at FONTANA DAM TVA

1.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1670 ft

Forecast peak 1670 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Tuckasegee River below Everett St, in Bryson City

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 580 cfs

Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Cheoah river above SANTEETLAH DAM

4.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1815 ft

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Cheoah river near Tapoco

5.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 137 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 72% less heating than a typical week.

This week 25Typical 92

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 21
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 10 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 35°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Townsend 5s · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1999–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+1°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−5°−3°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Fontana Dam weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 6:13–7:04 PM; Morning 7:33–8:24 AM
Blue hour: 7:04–7:14 PM; Morning 7:23–7:33 AM; first light 7:23 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 4:38–7:23 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 6:05 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:05 AM · rises 5:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Fontana Dam. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Fontana Dam, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Little Tennessee River at FONTANA DAM TVA

Tuckasegee River below Everett St, in Bryson City

Cheoah river above SANTEETLAH DAM

Cheoah river near Tapoco

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? Good

Moon