Swain County

No snow level is being forecast right now, which generally means precipitation is falling as rain at every elevation.

• This Afternoon

  80°

  Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

• Tonight

  66°

  A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8pm and midnight, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

• Sunday

  81°

  Rain showers likely and patchy fog before 7am, then areas of fog and a slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 8am, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

• Sunday Night

  64°

  Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

• Monday

  79°

  A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

• Monday Night

  63°

  Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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.

• Below 2,500 ft
• 2,500 – 3,500 ft
• 3,500 – 4,500 ft
• Above 4,500 ft

• Bryson City1,736 ft · Below 2,500 ft

• Jackson County Airport2,857 ft · 27 km · observed
• Macon County Airport2,020 ft · 30 km · observed
• Waterrock Knob6,292 ft · 32 km · modeled
• Andrews1,750 ft · 44 km · modeled
• Waynesville2,657 ft · 45 km · modeled