Almond, North Carolina Weather
Almond, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Almond, Swain County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Almond. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Almond is published on the Macon County Airport (K1A5) page, 21 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of Almond have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Almond: Jackson County Airport (K24A) 33 km · Western Carolina Regional Airport (KRHP) 33 km · Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (KGKT) 54 km
Conditions reported at K1A5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Almond specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Almond.
About Almond, North Carolina
Almond rests in a deep fold of the Great Smoky Mountains, a place where the landscape itself seems to breathe with a quiet, persistent life. It lies 26.2 miles south-east of Blount, TN (from Blount, TN: bearing 143°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west-south-west of Bryson City. The terrain here is not gentle; it rises and falls with the determined strength of ancient rock, cloaked in a dense green mantle of hardwoods and pines. Creeks, clear and cold, spill down from the higher slopes, their constant murmur a counterpoint to the rustle of leaves and the occasional call of a hawk circling in the vast, often cloud-streaked sky. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the damp, earthy scent of moss and decaying wood, a perfume that clings to everything. Sunlight, when it breaks through, can be a startling, almost solid thing, illuminating patches of fern and the weathered bark of oak trees, then quickly giving way to the deep, cool shadows that are the constant companions of these mountain hollows. The story of Almond is tied to the relentless flow of the Nantahala River, a waterway that once powered mills and provided a conduit for timber. The economy here, like so many places in these mountains, has always been shaped by the land, its bounty and its challenges. While logging and agriculture once formed the backbone of the local livelihood, tourism now plays a significant role, drawing those seeking the rugged beauty and outdoor pursuits that Almond offers. The river itself, with its rapids and calmer stretches, has become a focal point, its waters a playground for rafters and kayakers, its banks a place for quiet contemplation. There's a resilience in Almond, a sense that the people here have learned to live in harmony with the powerful forces of nature, their lives marked by the changing seasons and the enduring spirit of the mountains.
Live animated radar for Almond and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Almond, Swain County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.369815°N, 83.565164°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28713, 28702 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Almond, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Almond, North Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Almond includes coordinates 35.369815°N, 83.565164°W, situated in Swain County. ZIP code 28713, 28702. Telephone area code: 828. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
