35.6800° N, 82.0500° W

McDowell County

County weather, rivers and elevation

County seat: Marion
Elevation range: 1,100–6,265 ft
High point: Mount Craig area
Forecast office: GSP

McDowell CountyCounty seatRiver gaugeWeather station

County seat Marion. Roughly 1,100 to 6,265 ft, topping out at Mount Craig area — a spread of about 5,165 vertical feet, which is why one forecast number for this county is close to meaningless.

Forecast

Issued by GSP for the county centre

Today
82°
Sunny, with a high near 82. Wind around 0 mph.
Tonight
48°
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 1 mph.
Saturday
67°
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Saturday Night
44°
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northeast wind around 1 mph.
Sunday
64°
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
Sunday Night
43°
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

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

Marion1,437 ft · Below 2,500 ft

River gauges in this county

All gauges

Catawba R nr Pleasant Gardens, NC

Below action stage

1.67ft

108 cfs

46 min ago

Marker shows minor flood stage.

7.3 ft below action stage.

Nearest reporting stations

What the profile for this county is built from

Mount Mitchell6,684 ft · 22 km · modeled
Rutherford County Airport1,077 ft · 30 km · observed
Burnsville2,814 ft · 35 km · modeled
Foothills Regional Airport1,270 ft · 43 km · observed
Asheville Regional Airport2,165 ft · 52 km · observed