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35.5560° N, 82.9880° W

Haywood County

County weather, rivers and elevation

County seat
Waynesville
Elevation range
1,300–6,621 ft
High point
Mount Guyot
Forecast office
GSP
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County seat Waynesville. Roughly 1,300 to 6,621 ft, topping out at Mount Guyot — a spread of about 5,321 vertical feet, which is why one forecast number for this county is close to meaningless.

Forecast

Issued by GSP for the county centre

  • This Afternoon

    69°

    Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 6 mph.

  • Tonight

    47°

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.

  • Saturday

    60°

    Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

  • Saturday Night

    43°

    Cloudy, with a low around 43. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

  • Sunday

    56°

    Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

  • Sunday Night

    41°

    A slight chance of rain showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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 in this county

All gauges

Pigeon River near Canton, NC

Below action stage

Pigeon River near Canton, NC: Below action stage.

1.35ft

82 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

6.7 ft below action stage.

Forecast crest 1.40 ft

Pigeon River near Hepco, NC

Below action stage

Pigeon River near Hepco, NC: Below action stage.

1.65ft

143 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

9.3 ft below action stage.

Traffic cameras

Live stills from NCDOT

Traffic cameras

  • Traffic camera: I-40 at the Tennessee line, Pigeon River Gorge

    I-40 at the Tennessee line, Pigeon River Gorge

    I-40 · NCDOT · location unverified

Nearest reporting stations

What the profile for this county is built from

  • Waynesville2,657 ft · 7 km · modeled
  • Waterrock Knob6,292 ft · 18 km · modeled
  • Jackson County Airport2,857 ft · 25 km · observed
  • Asheville Regional Airport2,165 ft · 43 km · observed
  • Macon County Airport2,020 ft · 54 km · observed