36.2300° N, 81.7000° W
Watauga County
County weather, rivers and elevation
- County seat
- Boone
- Elevation range
- 2,000–5,964 ft
- High point
- Grandfather Mountain
- Forecast office
- RNK
County seat Boone. Roughly 2,000 to 5,964 ft, topping out at Grandfather Mountain — a spread of about 3,964 vertical feet, which is why one forecast number for this county is close to meaningless.
Forecast
Issued by RNK for the county centre
Tonight
42°
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
60°
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
43°
Cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
57°
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Sunday Night
41°
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
58°
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
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
Towns
Lowest to highest
- Boone3,333 ft · 2,500 – 3,500 ft
- Blowing Rock3,579 ft · 3,500 – 4,500 ft
River gauges
No gauge we track sits inside Watauga County. See all river levels for the nearest ones.
Nearest reporting stations
What the profile for this county is built from
- Boone3,333 ft · 3 km · modeled
- Grandfather Mountain5,946 ft · 16 km · modeled
- Beech Mountain5,506 ft · 17 km · modeled
- Ashe County Airport3,180 ft · 34 km · observed
- Foothills Regional Airport1,270 ft · 46 km · observed