Observed 4:35 PM EDT at KGEV

West Jefferson, NC weather

Sunny and 55°13°.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.44 inHg1031 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° cooler than this time yesterday (62°17° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Low 37°3° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by noon

TonightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 58°14° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 64°18° by 4 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 5p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	11%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	8%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	7%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	77%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	79%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	3%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	14%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	24%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	91%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	92%	73%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	99%	73%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	73%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	76%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	41%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	34%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	19%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	11%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	57%	8%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	56%	7%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	9%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	10%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	6%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	5%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	5%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	8%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	81%	6%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	82%	2%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	84%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	7%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	3%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	88%	4%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	87%	11%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	88%	15%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	90%	18%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	19%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	14%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	6%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	41%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	0%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 35°2°. Typical 63°17° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 58. East wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 35°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 37°3°. Typical 62°17° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 35°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
35°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 34°1°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 34°1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 34°1°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 61°16° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 33°1°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 61°16° / 33°1°. 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, 54°12°
  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 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 33°1°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°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
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 32°0°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 32°0°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.34 in8.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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
55°13°–65°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 32°0°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 58°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 59°, low 37°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 42°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–70°.

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

Little Buffalo Creek near Jefferson

2.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 4:10 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork New River near Jefferson

4.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 259 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

UT to Buffalo Creek at S.R. 1506

5.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 4:35 PM · NWS gauge page

North Fork New River at Clifton

6.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft

Reading from Sat 4:35 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 71% less heating than a typical week.

This week 35Typical 120

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 26
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 16 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 44°F).

Open the windows?

Mon, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Jefferson 2 E · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−13°−7°SunOct 18
−9°−5°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
+1°ThuOct 22
±0°FriOct 23
+2°+1°SatOct 24

West Jefferson weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 16 min less
Golden hour: 6:02–6:54 PM; Morning 7:25–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:04 PM; Morning 7:15–7:25 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:04 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:34 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from West Jefferson. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,700 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

West Jefferson, 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 Buffalo Creek near Jefferson

South Fork New River near Jefferson

UT to Buffalo Creek at S.R. 1506

North Fork New River at Clifton

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