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Boone, NC weather

It is 46°F and clear at Jefferson - Ashe County Airport as of Oct 28, 4:55 AM EDT. Overnight: Patchy Fog, low near 38°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 4:30 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 5:30 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

46°F

Clear

Wind

Calm

Humidity 84% · dew point 42°F

Pressure · visibility

30.38 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Jefferson - Ashe County Airport (KGEV), Oct 28, 4:55 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Boone forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS RNK forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the RNK office near Boone.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. North Carolina has 14 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Boone (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM43°FPatchy Fog0%NE 1 mph
Wed 8 AM43°FPatchy Fog0%NE 1 mph
Wed 9 AM46°FPartly Sunny0%NE 2 mph
Wed 10 AM50°FMostly Cloudy0%E 2 mph
Wed 11 AM55°FPartly Sunny0%E 3 mph
Wed 12 PM58°FMostly Cloudy0%SE 5 mph
Wed 1 PM59°FMostly Cloudy0%SE 5 mph
Wed 2 PM60°FMostly Cloudy0%SE 5 mph
Wed 3 PM60°FPartly Sunny0%SE 5 mph
Wed 4 PM59°FMostly Cloudy0%SE 5 mph
Wed 5 PM60°FPartly Sunny0%SE 5 mph
Wed 6 PM56°FMostly Cloudy0%SE 3 mph
Wed 7 PM53°FMostly Cloudy0%E 2 mph
Wed 8 PM51°FMostly Cloudy0%E 1 mph
Wed 9 PM50°FPartly Cloudy0%E 1 mph
Wed 10 PM49°FMostly Cloudy0%E 1 mph
Wed 11 PM48°FMostly Cloudy0%E 1 mph
Thu 12 AM48°FPartly Cloudy0%E 1 mph
Thu 1 AM48°FMostly Cloudy1%E 1 mph
Thu 2 AM48°FMostly Cloudy0%E 1 mph
Thu 3 AM48°FMostly Cloudy0%NE 1 mph
Thu 4 AM48°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 5 AM47°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 6 AM47°FPartly Sunny0% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Boone can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 38°F

Patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northeast wind around 1 mph.

Wednesday

High 61°F·Low 44°F

Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. East wind 1 to 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind 0 to 3 mph.

Thursday

High 69°F·Low 45°F

Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind around 2 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 72°F·Low 48°F

Sunny, with a high near 72.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Saturday

High 62°F·Low 44°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Sunday

High 57°F·Low 46°F

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday

High 61°F·Low 48°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

High 64°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Boone is served by the National Weather Service RNK forecast office, forecast zone NCZ018, county zone NCC189.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Boone (36.2138, -81.6652), in Watauga County. Population: 20,080 (2024 estimate), number 51 of the 51 North Carolina cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KFCX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/36.2138,-81.6652 (forecast issued Oct 28, 4:30 AM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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