Observed 4:15 AM EDT at KTNB

Valle Crucis, NC weather

Overcast and 40°4°.

Mostly agree

Now 40°4°

Cloudy

Wind: 3 mph5 km/hgusts 11 mph17 km/h; From the southeast. Light through 4 PM
Dew point: 40°4°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 40°4°, dew point 40°4° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–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

Above 50°10° today by noon
High 56°13° today at 3 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 41°5° · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 56°13° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 48°9° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 54°12° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° 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	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	74%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	94%	72%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	97%	75%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	94%	60%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	87%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	89%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	67%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	37%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	28%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	14%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	11%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	10%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	15%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	12%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	8%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	6%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	6%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	8%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	91%	4%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	6%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	8%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	87%	9%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	92%	6%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	94%	10%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	95%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	32%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	67%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	63%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	41%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	81%	19%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	74%	15%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	8%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	9%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	10%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	10%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	11%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	10%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	71%	4%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	84%	8%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	8%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	9%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	97%	14%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	98%	33%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	98%	7%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 40°4°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
39°4°–41°5°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 54°12°, low 37°3°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 54. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. East wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–38°3°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 42°6°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost between 7am and 8am. Sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–42°6°
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 64°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–44°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 59°15°, low 42°6°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  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 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
7 mph11 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, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, 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, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°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
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
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 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.04 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
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 59°15°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% 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
56°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 56°, low 40°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 54°, low 37°.
Monday
Dry, high 62°, low 42°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 59–65°.

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

1.1 mi

Major flooding

Level: 13.2 ft

Reading from Sat 3:05 AM · NWS gauge page

Watauga River near Sugar Grove

2.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 76 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Brushy Fork at S.R. 1311

2.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 3:05 AM · NWS gauge page

Watauga River near Foscoe

4.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.0 ft

Reading from Sat 3:05 AM · 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 38Typical 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 20 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 3°2° 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

Valle Crucis weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 16 min less
Golden hour: 6:04–6:55 PM; Morning 7:26–8:17 AM
Blue hour: 6:55–7:05 PM; Morning 7:16–7:26 AM; first light 7:16 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 70% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:57 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Valle Crucis. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,900 ft, 6 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Valle Crucis, 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

Watauga River near Sugar Grove

Brushy Fork at S.R. 1311

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? Poor

Moon