Outdoor conditions in

Cherokee

North Carolina
Now
  1. 70°Sunny1% rain75% humidityGusts 2 mph
  2. 75°Sunny1% rain62% humidityGusts 5 mph
  3. 80°Sunny2% rain52% humidityGusts 5 mph
  4. 82°Sunny2% rain48% humidityGusts 6 mph
  5. 83°Sunny2% rain45% humidityGusts 7 mph
  6. 84°Sunny1% rain43% humidityGusts 7 mph
  7. 81°Sunny1% rain47% humidityGusts 7 mph
  8. 78°Clear1% rain54% humidityGusts 5 mph
  9. 72°Mostly Clear0% rain68% humidityGusts 5 mph
  10. 69°Mostly Clear1% rain77% humidityGusts 5 mph
  11. 68°Mostly Clear1% rain80% humidityGusts 5 mph
  12. 66°Mostly Clear1% rain85% humidityGusts 5 mph
  13. 65°Partly Cloudy1% rain88% humidityGusts 5 mph
  14. 64°Partly Cloudy2% rain91% humidityGusts 5 mph
  15. 63°Partly Cloudy3% rain93% humidityGusts 3 mph
  16. 62°Partly Cloudy8% rain95% humidityGusts 3 mph
  17. 61°Partly Cloudy8% rain97% humidityGusts 3 mph
  18. 60°Partly Cloudy7% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  19. 59°Partly Cloudy7% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  20. 59°Mostly Sunny7% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  21. 58°Mostly Sunny7% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  22. 57°Patchy Fog3% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  23. 60°Mostly Sunny1% rain96% humidityGusts 6 mph
  24. 63°Sunny2% rain85% humidityGusts 7 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Humidity
43–91%
Wind
7 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
49%
Humidity
51–100%
Wind
18 mph
Sat

Saturday has a real shower chance.

Rain
45%
Humidity
57–100%
Wind
18 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
8%
Humidity
32–87%
Wind
8 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
3%
Humidity
40–84%
Wind
6 mph
  1. 84° / 62°Today looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Humidity 43–91% · Wind 7 mph
  2. 76° / 53°Friday has a real shower chance.49% rain · Humidity 51–100% · Wind 18 mph
  3. 53° / 40°Saturday has a real shower chance.45% rain · Humidity 57–100% · Wind 18 mph
  4. 62° / 32°Sunday looks fairly quiet.8% rain · Humidity 32–87% · Wind 8 mph
  5. 66° / 35°Monday looks fairly quiet.3% rain · Humidity 40–84% · Wind 6 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Swain County area · Updated Thu 11:25 AM
35GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground35 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Cherokee radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Cherokee.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
75%
Wind
0 mph
Gusts
2 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Swain County area, about 11 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Cherokee, NC, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.