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Ashe County

County seat Jefferson. Roughly 2,200 to 5,500 ft, topping out at Bluff Mountain area — a spread of about 3,300 vertical feet, which is why one forecast number for this county is close to meaningless.

Forecast

Issued by RNK for the county centre

  • Today

    76°

    A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  • Tonight

    64°

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8pm and 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 11pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  • Sunday

    76°

    Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  • Sunday Night

    63°

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 1 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Monday

    77°

    A chance of rain showers between 8am and 11am, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 1 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  • Monday Night

    62°

    Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

This is the forecast for a single point near the middle of the county. Use a town below for something closer to where you actually are.

Elevation bands in this county

Conditions vary far more by elevation here than by distance

  • Below 2,500 ft
  • 2,500 – 3,500 ft
  • 3,500 – 4,500 ft
  • Above 4,500 ft
See the live elevation profile

Towns

Lowest to highest

River gauges

No gauge we track sits inside Ashe County. See all river levels for the nearest ones.

Nearest reporting stations

What the profile for this county is built from

  • Ashe County Airport3,180 ft · 7 km · observed
  • Boone3,333 ft · 28 km · modeled
  • Beech Mountain5,506 ft · 43 km · modeled
  • Grandfather Mountain5,946 ft · 45 km · modeled
  • Foothills Regional Airport1,270 ft · 69 km · observed