Observed 5:55 PM EDT at KTNB

Linville, NC weather

Sunny and 51°11°.

Mostly agree

Now 51°11°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/hgusts 9 mph15 km/h; From the east-southeast. Light through 6 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 31Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.45 inHg1031 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 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 (56°13° then, 51°11° now)

Good hours for

Low 38°3° tonight at 2 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by noon
High 55°13° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 50°10° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 38°3° by 2 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 55°13° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 63°17° by 3 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 6p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	4%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	94%	5%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	99%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	24%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	45%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	74%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	100%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	67%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	98%	52%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	88%	52%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	9%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	10%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	7%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	7%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	9%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	9%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	9%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	91%	4%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	98%	5%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	8%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	99%	3%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	53%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	1%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	1%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 53°12°, low 38°3°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Low, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 55°13°, low 39°4°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 55. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Low, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  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, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North northwest wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
35°2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  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 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–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 58°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly 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
57°14°–59°15°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°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 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
5 mph7 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, 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, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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°–62°17°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.58 in15 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.41 in10 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 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
54°12°–69°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 53°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 55°, low 39°.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 45°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 58–66°.

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

North Toe River below Newland

3.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Watauga River at Aldridge Road

7.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft

Reading from Sat 3:50 PM · NWS gauge page

North Toe River near Plumtree and Frank

8.5 mi

Level: 3.5 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Watauga River near Foscoe

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.0 ft

Reading from Sat 5:35 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: 32
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 21 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Mon, 1:00 PM–5:00 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 6°3° 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

Linville 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: 6:04–6:56 PM; Morning 7:26–8:17 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:06 PM; Morning 7:16–7:26 AM; first light 7:16 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:06 PM–5 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 Linville. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,300 ft, 11 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Linville, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

North Toe River below Newland

Watauga River at Aldridge Road

North Toe River near Plumtree and Frank

Watauga River near Foscoe

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