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35.9000° N, 82.3100° W

Yancey County

County weather, rivers and elevation

County seat
Burnsville
Elevation range
1,900–6,684 ft
High point
Mount Mitchell
Forecast office
GSP
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County seat Burnsville. Roughly 1,900 to 6,684 ft, topping out at Mount Mitchell — a spread of about 4,784 vertical feet, which is why one forecast number for this county is close to meaningless.

Forecast

Issued by GSP for the county centre

  • Tonight

    46°

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East southeast wind around 3 mph.

  • Saturday

    66°

    Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

  • Saturday Night

    44°

    Cloudy, with a low around 44. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

  • Sunday

    62°

    Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.

  • Sunday Night

    42°

    A slight chance of rain showers between 3am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  • Monday

    63°

    Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

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 in this county

All gauges

South Toe River near Celo, NC: Below action stage.

0.80ft

65 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

6.2 ft below action stage.

Nolichucky River at Embreeville, TN: Below action stage.

1.16ft

Marker shows minor flood stage.

8.8 ft below action stage.

Forecast crest 1.20 ft

Nearest reporting stations

What the profile for this county is built from

  • Burnsville2,814 ft · 2 km · modeled
  • Mount Mitchell6,684 ft · 16 km · modeled
  • Beech Mountain5,506 ft · 51 km · modeled
  • Grandfather Mountain5,946 ft · 51 km · modeled
  • Asheville Regional Airport2,165 ft · 56 km · observed