Cherokee County

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.

No snow line in play

No snow level is being forecast right now, which generally means precipitation is falling as rain at every elevation.

Forecast

Issued by MRX for the county centre

This Afternoon
81°
Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
68°
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday
82°
A slight chance of rain showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
66°
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
81°
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
65°
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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