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Mitchell County

County weather, rivers and elevation

County seat
Bakersville
Elevation range
1,700–6,189 ft
High point
Roan High Knob
Forecast office
GSP
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County seat Bakersville. Roughly 1,700 to 6,189 ft, topping out at Roan High Knob — a spread of about 4,489 vertical feet, which is why one forecast number for this county is close to meaningless.

Forecast

Issued by GSP for the county centre

  • Tonight

    60°

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.

  • Tuesday

    82°

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 3 mph.

  • Tuesday Night

    58°

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East southeast wind around 2 mph.

  • Wednesday

    87°

    Sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    59°

    Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind around 1 mph.

  • Thursday

    87°

    A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. 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

No gauge we track sits inside Mitchell County. See all river levels for the nearest ones.

Traffic cameras

Live stills from NCDOT

Traffic cameras

  • Traffic camera: US-19E near Spruce Pine

    US-19E near Spruce Pine

    US-19E · NCDOT · location unverified

Nearest reporting stations

What the profile for this county is built from

  • Burnsville2,814 ft · 16 km · modeled
  • Mount Mitchell6,684 ft · 29 km · modeled
  • Beech Mountain5,506 ft · 32 km · modeled
  • Grandfather Mountain5,946 ft · 33 km · modeled
  • Boone3,333 ft · 49 km · modeled