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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 Aug 21, 5:23 AM ET

Grandfather Mountain 5,946 ft

Linville · Avery/Watauga

Overnight

61°low

Patchy Fog

🌬 2 mph WSW

Friday

69°high

Areas Of Fog then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

🌬 5 mph SSW

Friday Night

59°low

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Patchy Fog

🌬 3 mph S

Saturday

70°high

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

🌬 6 mph WNW

Beech Mountain 5,506 ft

Highest town in eastern US · Watauga/Avery

Overnight

62°low

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

🌬 6 mph SW

Friday

70°high

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

🌬 6 mph S

Friday Night

59°low

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

🌬 3 mph S

Saturday

70°high

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

🌬 5 to 8 mph W

Sugar Mountain 5,300 ft

Avery

Overnight

61°low

Patchy Fog

🌬 2 mph SW

Friday

69°high

Patchy Fog then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

🌬 5 mph SSW

Friday Night

59°low

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Patchy Fog

🌬 3 mph S

Saturday

70°high

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

🌬 7 mph WNW

Elk Knob 5,520 ft

Elk Knob State Park · Watauga

Overnight

62°low

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

🌬 5 mph SW

Friday

70°high

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

🌬 5 mph S

Friday Night

60°low

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

🌬 0 to 5 mph S

Saturday

70°high

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

🌬 5 to 10 mph W

Snake Mountain 5,574 ft

Watauga/Ashe

Overnight

62°low

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

🌬 5 mph SW

Friday

72°high

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

🌬 5 mph S

Friday Night

60°low

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

🌬 2 mph S

Saturday

72°high

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

🌬 3 to 8 mph W

Roan Mountain 6,285 ft

Roan Highlands · Avery/Mitchell

Overnight

59°low

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

🌬 5 mph SW

Friday

69°high

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

🌬 5 mph SW

Friday Night

57°low

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

🌬 5 mph S

Saturday

68°high

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

🌬 5 to 10 mph NW

Mount Mitchell 6,684 ft

Highest peak east of the Mississippi · Yancey

Overnight

57°low

Areas Of Fog

🌬 3 mph WSW

Friday

64°high

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

🌬 2 to 6 mph SW

Friday Night

54°low

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Patchy Fog

🌬 5 mph WSW

Saturday

65°high

Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

🌬 8 mph WNW

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.