Outdoor conditions in

Cullowhee

North Carolina

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 62°Patchy Fog1% rain98% humidityGusts 2 mph
  2. 67°Sunny1% rain86% humidityGusts 1 mph
  3. 72°Sunny1% rain77% humidityGusts 2 mph
  4. 78°Sunny1% rain61% humidityGusts 3 mph
  5. 82°Sunny1% rain50% humidityGusts 5 mph
  6. 85°Sunny1% rain44% humidityGusts 6 mph
  7. 85°Sunny1% rain43% humidityGusts 7 mph
  8. 86°Sunny1% rain42% humidityGusts 7 mph
  9. 85°Sunny1% rain43% humidityGusts 8 mph
  10. 81°Mostly Clear1% rain50% humidityGusts 7 mph
  11. 76°Mostly Clear0% rain62% humidityGusts 7 mph
  12. 71°Mostly Clear0% rain75% humidityGusts 7 mph
  13. 68°Mostly Clear1% rain83% humidityGusts 6 mph
  14. 66°Mostly Clear1% rain87% humidityGusts 6 mph
  15. 65°Partly Cloudy1% rain91% humidityGusts 6 mph
  16. 64°Partly Cloudy2% rain96% humidityGusts 5 mph
  17. 63°Partly Cloudy1% rain99% humidityGusts 5 mph
  18. 62°Mostly Cloudy7% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  19. 62°Mostly Cloudy7% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  20. 61°Patchy Fog5% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  21. 60°Patchy Fog5% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  22. 60°Patchy Fog5% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  23. 60°Patchy Fog2% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
  24. 59°Patchy Fog1% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
42–98%
Wind
8 mph
Fri

Friday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
25%
Humidity
49–100%
Wind
22 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
24%
Humidity
52–99%
Wind
22 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
7%
Humidity
33–93%
Wind
10 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
3%
Humidity
42–87%
Wind
7 mph
  1. 86° / 62°Today looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 42–98% · Wind 8 mph
  2. 79° / 55°Friday looks fairly quiet.25% rain · Humidity 49–100% · Wind 22 mph
  3. 56° / 42°Saturday looks fairly quiet.24% rain · Humidity 52–99% · Wind 22 mph
  4. 62° / 34°Sunday looks fairly quiet.7% rain · Humidity 33–93% · Wind 10 mph
  5. 66° / 37°Monday looks fairly quiet.3% rain · Humidity 42–87% · Wind 7 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Macon County area · Updated Thu 9:26 AM
3GoodUS AQI

Good now, rising to Moderate by 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground3 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Cullowhee radar

Radar animation for Cullowhee, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

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 timeNowLower weather concern

Humidity is 98% with light wind and gusts below 3 mph.

Humidity
98%
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 Macon County area, about 18 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 Cullowhee, 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.