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Cherokee County

County weather, rivers and elevation

County seat
Murphy
Elevation range
1,300–4,600 ft
High point
Big Frog area
Forecast office
MRX
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County seat Murphy. Roughly 1,300 to 4,600 ft, topping out at Big Frog 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 MRX for the county centre

  • Tonight

    67°

    Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Tuesday

    88°

    Sunny. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

  • Tuesday Night

    65°

    Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Wednesday

    89°

    A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. North wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  • Wednesday Night

    64°

    A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  • Thursday

    89°

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. North wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

  • Murphy1,601 ft · Below 2,500 ft
  • Andrews1,750 ft · Below 2,500 ft

River gauges

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

Nearest reporting stations

What the profile for this county is built from

  • Murphy1,601 ft · 5 km · modeled
  • Andrews1,750 ft · 23 km · modeled
  • Macon County Airport2,020 ft · 59 km · observed
  • Jackson County Airport2,857 ft · 84 km · observed
  • Waterrock Knob6,292 ft · 91 km · modeled