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35.3737° N, 83.2260° W

Sylva

Weather forecast

Elevation
2,041 ft(town centre)
Elevation band
Below 2,500 ft
Forecast office
GSP

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7-day forecast

  • Tonight

    63°low

    Partly Cloudy

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 2 mph.

    Wind E 2 mph · 2% chance of precipitation

  • Tuesday

    85°high

    Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

    A slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Wind SSE 2 mph · 17% chance of precipitation

  • Tuesday Night

    60°low

    Mostly Cloudy

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East northeast wind around 2 mph.

    Wind ENE 2 mph · 10% chance of precipitation

  • Wednesday

    87°high

    Mostly Sunny

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

    Wind NE 0 to 3 mph · 12% chance of precipitation

  • Wednesday Night

    59°low

    Mostly Clear

    Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East southeast wind around 2 mph.

    Wind ESE 2 mph · 10% chance of precipitation

  • Thursday

    87°high

    Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Wind NE 2 mph · 35% chance of precipitation

  • Thursday Night

    60°low

    Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Wind ENE 2 mph · 30% chance of precipitation

  • Friday

    88°high

    Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Wind NNE 1 mph · 39% chance of precipitation

  • Friday Night

    62°low

    Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Wind E 1 mph · 39% chance of precipitation

  • Saturday

    88°high

    Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Wind W 2 mph · 36% chance of precipitation

  • Saturday Night

    63°low

    Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Wind SE 1 mph · 36% chance of precipitation

  • Sunday

    86°high

    Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

    A chance of rain showers between 8am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Wind WSW 1 mph · 59% chance of precipitation

  • Sunday Night

    64°low

    Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

    Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Wind ESE 1 mph · 59% chance of precipitation

  • Monday

    81°high

    Showers And Thunderstorms

    A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

    Wind SSE 2 mph · 78% chance of precipitation

Next 48 hours

Chance of precipitation by hour

Chance of precipitation, next 48 hours. Check the snow line on the elevation page for what form it takes where you are.

Peak chance of precipitation is 17 percent, around Sep 15, 2026, 2:00 PM.

Hourly forecast for the next 24 hours
HourTempPrecipConditions
7 PM78°2%Mostly Clear
8 PM74°2%Partly Cloudy
9 PM71°2%Mostly Clear
10 PM69°2%Mostly Clear
11 PM68°1%Partly Cloudy
12 AM67°1%Partly Cloudy
1 AM67°0%Partly Cloudy
2 AM66°0%Partly Cloudy
3 AM66°0%Partly Cloudy
4 AM65°0%Partly Cloudy
5 AM64°0%Mostly Cloudy
6 AM64°0%Mostly Sunny
7 AM63°0%Mostly Sunny
8 AM63°0%Mostly Sunny
9 AM64°0%Mostly Sunny
10 AM67°0%Mostly Sunny
11 AM72°0%Sunny
12 PM78°6%Sunny
1 PM81°11%Sunny
2 PM83°17%Slight Chance Rain Showers
3 PM84°16%Slight Chance Rain Showers
4 PM83°15%Slight Chance Rain Showers
5 PM82°14%Partly Sunny
6 PM81°10%Mostly Cloudy

Forecast discussion

Written by forecasters at KGSP

The reasoning behind the forecast, in the forecaster’s own words. In this region the elevation detail that never reaches a point forecast usually shows up here.


000
FXUS62 KGSP 142334
AFDGSP

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
734 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Rain chances were increased for tonight, especially along the 
escarpment and foothills.

The aviation discussion was updated for the 00z TAFs.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
1. Relatively warm late summer weather will persist through the
week, with low risk for significant weather.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Key message 1: Relatively warm late summer weather will persist
through the week, with low risk for significant weather.

The weather is still looking fairly quiet thru the week with a
fairly low chance for any high impact weather. We have a back-door 
cold front moving down from the north later this afternoon/evening
which could help produce a few showers, but that's about it.  

An upper ridge builds eastward over our region over the next 24 
to 48 hrs and helps keep the convective environment generally 
unfavorable/suppressed with most of the area remaining dry. With
the fropa later in the day today, we get one more hot day with 
high temps 5 to 10 degrees above normal. We still have the poten-
tial for some weak, dry, cold air damming as broad surface high 
pressure moves from New England on Tuesday to a position off the 
coast of New England and the Maritime Provinces on Wed. There 
could be some shallow moisture within the ELY low-level flow on 
Tues that helps keep temperatures around normal with some increase 
in low clouds, but there will be minimal forcing for precip and 
any appreciable moisture doesn't hang around for long. This should 
result in temps warming back above normal on Wed, with highs back 
in the lower 90s east of the mtns by the end of the week. As the 
airmass modifies and warms, we expect a return of high elevation 
scattered diurnal showers and thunderstorms from Thurs thru next 
weekend.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
At KCLT and elsewhere: The forecast stratus off VFR at all terminals 
as a backdoor cold front approaches from the northeast. As the front 
pushes into the area overnight, a plume of moisture will pool ahead 
of the boundary and help to promote the development of at least 
isolated showers along with low stratus. TEMPO groups have 
introduced to account for any associated restrictions. Showers 
should dissipate within several hours of sunrise along with lifting 
and scattering of any low stratus. This will bring a return to VFR 
conditions by mid to late morning. Winds will be out of the 
northeast and could be as high as 9-12kts with a few isolated low-
end gusts not out of the question. Winds will relax through the 
afternoon behind the front.

Outlook: Mostly dry conditions are expected to persist through the 
middle of the week. Shower chances and associated restrictions 
increase later in the week. Mountain valley fog and low stratus is 
possible each morning through the week.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...None.
NC...None.
SC...None.

&&

$$

JPT/TW