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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
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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

  • Overnight

    64°

    A slight chance of rain showers before 5am, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  • Tuesday

    84°

    A chance of rain before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Tuesday Night

    61°

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Wind around 0 mph.

  • Wednesday

    90°

    Sunny, with a high near 90. East southeast wind around 1 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    61°

    Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East northeast wind around 1 mph.

  • Thursday

    92°

    A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92. 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

  • Marion1,437 ft · Below 2,500 ft

River gauges in this county

All gauges

Catawba R nr Pleasant Gardens, NC: Below action stage.

1.19ft

91 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

7.8 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