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Up on the Peaks

National Weather Service point forecasts for the High Country's summits. Handy if you're heading up to hike or camp, where it can be 15 to 20° cooler and a lot windier than down in town. Not a substitute for a full local forecast; just what NOAA expects up top.

NWS data · updated Jul 7, 2:33 AM ET

Grandfather Mountain 5,946 ft
Linville · Avery/Watauga
Overnight
62°low
Patchy Fog
🌬 5 mph SSW
Tuesday
73°high
Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
🌬 5 mph WNW
Tuesday Night
62°low
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog
🌬 7 mph NW
Wednesday
74°high
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
🌬 2 to 8 mph WNW
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Beech Mountain 5,506 ft
Highest town in eastern US · Watauga/Avery
Overnight
62°low
Patchy Fog
🌬 5 mph SW
Tuesday
74°high
Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
🌬 6 mph W
Tuesday Night
63°low
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
🌬 6 mph W
Wednesday
74°high
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
🌬 7 mph W
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Sugar Mountain 5,300 ft
Avery
Overnight
61°low
Patchy Fog
🌬 5 mph SW
Tuesday
73°high
Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
🌬 5 mph WNW
Tuesday Night
61°low
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog
🌬 7 mph WNW
Wednesday
74°high
Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
🌬 3 to 7 mph WNW
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Elk Knob 5,520 ft
Elk Knob State Park · Watauga
Overnight
62°low
Patchy Fog
🌬 0 to 5 mph S
Tuesday
74°high
Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
🌬 5 mph W
Tuesday Night
62°low
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
🌬 5 mph W
Wednesday
74°high
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
🌬 5 mph W
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Snake Mountain 5,574 ft
Watauga/Ashe
Overnight
64°low
Patchy Fog
🌬 3 mph S
Tuesday
77°high
Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
🌬 5 mph W
Tuesday Night
64°low
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
🌬 5 mph W
Wednesday
77°high
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
🌬 6 mph W
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Roan Mountain 6,285 ft
Roan Highlands · Avery/Mitchell
Overnight
59°low
Partly Cloudy
🌬 5 mph SW
Tuesday
70°high
Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
🌬 5 mph W
Tuesday Night
59°low
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
🌬 5 mph NW
Wednesday
71°high
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
🌬 5 mph NW
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Mount Mitchell 6,684 ft
Highest peak east of the Mississippi · Yancey
Overnight
57°low
Patchy Fog
🌬 5 mph SW
Tuesday
68°high
Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
🌬 6 mph W
Tuesday Night
57°low
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog
🌬 7 mph WNW
Wednesday
69°high
Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
🌬 2 to 9 mph W
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Forecasts: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Weather Service (api.weather.gov), automated point forecasts for each summit's coordinates. For the full, human-written High Country forecast, Ray's Weather is the local gold standard.