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Haywood County

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.

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 GSP for the county centre

  • This Afternoon

    74°

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South southwest wind around 8 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 between 8pm and 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 10pm and 11pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 5am, then areas of fog and a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  • Sunday

    76°

    Rain showers likely and areas of fog before 7am, then areas of fog and a chance of rain showers between 7am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  • Sunday Night

    61°

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  • Monday

    75°

    A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

  • Monday Night

    61°

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. 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

River gauges in this county

All gauges

PIGEON RIVER NEAR CANTON, NC: Below action stage.

1.44ft

97 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

6.6 ft below action stage.

Forecast crest 2.10 ft

PIGEON RIVER NEAR HEPCO, NC

Below action stage

PIGEON RIVER NEAR HEPCO, NC: Below action stage.

2.04ft

287 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

9.0 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