Outdoor conditions in

Fontana Dam

North Carolina
Now
  1. 81°Sunny2% rain61% humidityGusts 5 mph
  2. 84°Sunny2% rain54% humidityGusts 5 mph
  3. 87°Sunny3% rain49% humidityGusts 5 mph
  4. 88°Sunny2% rain46% humidityGusts 6 mph
  5. 87°Sunny2% rain47% humidityGusts 7 mph
  6. 86°Sunny2% rain49% humidityGusts 7 mph
  7. 82°Mostly Clear2% rain56% humidityGusts 6 mph
  8. 76°Mostly Clear2% rain70% humidityGusts 5 mph
  9. 70°Mostly Clear0% rain85% humidityGusts 3 mph
  10. 68°Mostly Clear1% rain90% humidityGusts 5 mph
  11. 67°Mostly Clear0% rain92% humidityGusts 6 mph
  12. 66°Partly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  13. 65°Mostly Cloudy0% rain96% humidityGusts 8 mph
  14. 64°Mostly Cloudy1% rain99% humidityGusts 8 mph
  15. 63°Cloudy1% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  16. 63°Cloudy1% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  17. 63°Patchy Fog1% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  18. 62°Patchy Fog1% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  19. 62°Patchy Fog1% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  20. 61°Patchy Fog1% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  21. 61°Patchy Fog2% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  22. 62°Patchy Fog1% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  23. 66°Mostly Sunny0% rain86% humidityGusts 12 mph
  24. 72°Sunny0% rain72% humidityGusts 12 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
3%
Humidity
46–100%
Wind
7 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
72%
Humidity
53–100%
Wind
25 mph
Sat

Saturday has a real shower chance.

Rain
68%
Humidity
58–100%
Wind
26 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
6%
Humidity
37–92%
Wind
10 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Humidity
48–91%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 88° / 63°Today looks fairly quiet.3% rain · Humidity 46–100% · Wind 7 mph
  2. 80° / 51°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.72% rain · Humidity 53–100% · Wind 25 mph
  3. 58° / 42°Saturday has a real shower chance.68% rain · Humidity 58–100% · Wind 26 mph
  4. 65° / 36°Sunday looks fairly quiet.6% rain · Humidity 37–92% · Wind 10 mph
  5. 68° / 38°Monday looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Humidity 48–91% · Wind 9 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Great Smoky Mtns. Natl. Park - TN area · Updated Thu 12:26 PM
35GoodUS AQI

Good now, rising to Moderate by Today.

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

Fontana Dam radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Fontana Dam.

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

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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
61%
Wind
1 mph
Gusts
5 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 Great Smoky Mtns. Natl. Park - TN area, about 15 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 Fontana Dam, 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.