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35.8600° N, 82.7000° W

Madison County

County weather, rivers and elevation

County seat
Marshall
Elevation range
1,300–5,500 ft
High point
Big Bald
Forecast office
GSP
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County seat Marshall. Roughly 1,300 to 5,500 ft, topping out at Big Bald — a spread of about 4,200 vertical feet, which is why one forecast number for this county is close to meaningless.

Forecast

Issued by GSP for the county centre

  • Tonight

    63°

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 2 to 7 mph.

  • Tuesday

    86°

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

  • Tuesday Night

    61°

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.

  • Wednesday

    88°

    Sunny, with a high near 88. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    61°

    Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East southeast wind around 3 mph.

  • Thursday

    88°

    A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. 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

River gauges in this county

All gauges

French Broad River at Marshall, NC

Below action stage

French Broad River at Marshall, NC: Below action stage.

1.14ft

714 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

6.4 ft below action stage.

Forecast crest 1.10 ft

French Broad River at Hot Springs, NC

Below action stage

French Broad River at Hot Springs, NC: Below action stage.

2.52ft

751 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

5.0 ft below action stage.

Nearest reporting stations

What the profile for this county is built from

  • Burnsville2,814 ft · 37 km · modeled
  • Mount Mitchell6,684 ft · 41 km · modeled
  • Waynesville2,657 ft · 49 km · modeled
  • Asheville Regional Airport2,165 ft · 49 km · observed
  • Waterrock Knob6,292 ft · 60 km · modeled