Outdoor conditions in

Waynesville

North Carolina

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 84°Sunny2% rain45% humidityGusts 7 mph
  2. 84°Sunny1% rain44% humidityGusts 7 mph
  3. 83°Sunny1% rain46% humidityGusts 7 mph
  4. 79°Mostly Clear1% rain53% humidityGusts 6 mph
  5. 73°Mostly Clear0% rain66% humidityGusts 6 mph
  6. 68°Mostly Clear0% rain78% humidityGusts 6 mph
  7. 66°Mostly Clear0% rain84% humidityGusts 6 mph
  8. 64°Mostly Clear0% rain87% humidityGusts 6 mph
  9. 63°Mostly Clear0% rain90% humidityGusts 7 mph
  10. 62°Mostly Clear1% rain92% humidityGusts 7 mph
  11. 62°Partly Cloudy1% rain92% humidityGusts 7 mph
  12. 61°Partly Cloudy4% rain94% humidityGusts 7 mph
  13. 60°Partly Cloudy4% rain97% humidityGusts 7 mph
  14. 60°Mostly Cloudy2% rain99% humidityGusts 7 mph
  15. 59°Mostly Cloudy2% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  16. 58°Partly Sunny2% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  17. 58°Patchy Fog2% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  18. 58°Patchy Fog1% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  19. 59°Mostly Sunny0% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  20. 65°Mostly Sunny1% rain85% humidityGusts 10 mph
  21. 71°Sunny1% rain73% humidityGusts 12 mph
  22. 74°Sunny0% rain62% humidityGusts 13 mph
  23. 76°Sunny1% rain57% humidityGusts 14 mph
  24. 77°Sunny0% rain54% humidityGusts 14 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Humidity
44–94%
Wind
7 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
54%
Humidity
54–100%
Wind
21 mph
Sat

Saturday has a real shower chance.

Rain
49%
Humidity
68–100%
Wind
23 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
8%
Humidity
40–88%
Wind
10 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
4%
Humidity
48–87%
Wind
8 mph
  1. 84° / 62°Today looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Humidity 44–94% · Wind 7 mph
  2. 77° / 52°Friday has a real shower chance.54% rain · Humidity 54–100% · Wind 21 mph
  3. 52° / 39°Saturday has a real shower chance.49% rain · Humidity 68–100% · Wind 23 mph
  4. 58° / 32°Sunday looks fairly quiet.8% rain · Humidity 40–88% · Wind 10 mph
  5. 64° / 35°Monday looks fairly quiet.4% rain · Humidity 48–87% · Wind 8 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Haywood County area · Updated Thu 2:25 PM
25GoodUS AQI

Good now, rising to Moderate by Today.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground25 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Waynesville radar

Radar animation for Waynesville, 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?

Weather is less concerning around 7 PM–10 PM.

Humidity stays higher and winds stay lighter for at least three hours.

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

Humidity is 45%. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
45%
Wind
3 mph
Gusts
7 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 Haywood County area, about 5 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 Waynesville, 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.