| Point Forecast: 2 Miles NNE Rainbow Springs NC 35.12N 83.56W (Elev. 3986 ft) |
Last Update: 6:38 pm EDT Oct 9, 2026 |
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| Date | 10/09 | 10/10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hour (EDT) | 22 | 23 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Temperature (°F) | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 56 |
| Dewpoint (°F) | 38 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Heat Index (°F) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surface Wind (mph) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
| Wind Dir | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Gust | 33 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 44 |
| Sky Cover (%) | 90 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 98 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 94 | 91 | 90 | 96 | 99 | 98 | 96 |
| Precipitation Potential (%) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 83 | 97 | 66 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 85 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 93 | 98 | 96 | 94 |
| Relative Humidity (%) | 48 | 47 | 51 | 53 | 59 | 73 | 83 | 90 | 92 | 97 | 94 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 92 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 98 |
| Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chc | Ocnl | Ocnl | Lkly | Lkly | Ocnl | Lkly | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Lkly | Lkly |
| Thunder | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | SChc | SChc | SChc | SChc | SChc | SChc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc |
| Date | 10/11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hour (EDT) | 22 | 23 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Temperature (°F) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Dewpoint (°F) | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 |
| Heat Index (°F) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surface Wind (mph) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Wind Dir | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W |
| Gust | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 | ||||||||
| Sky Cover (%) | 95 | 94 | 98 | 100 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 |
| Precipitation Potential (%) | 92 | 90 | 96 | 99 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 55 | 48 | 21 | 18 |
| Relative Humidity (%) | 97 | 97 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 97 |
| Rain | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Chc | SChc | SChc |
| Thunder | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |


