Brasstown, North Carolina Weather
Brasstown, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Brasstown, Clay County.
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About Brasstown, North Carolina
Brasstown rests in a hollow of the Nantahala Mountains, where the land rises in steep, forested flanks that cradle the valley floor. It lies 44.1 miles south of Blount, TN (from Blount, TN: bearing 188°T), and is situated 5.5 miles south-east of Murphy. The air here, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a damp, earthy scent, tinged with the resinous perfume of pine and the faint, sweet decay of fallen leaves. The landscape is a study in verdant layers: the dark, almost black green of mature hardwoods giving way to the lighter, more vibrant hues of younger growth, all punctuated by the silver glint of water coursing through unseen ravines. The sky, when it breaks through the canopy, is often a bruised, hazy blue, a soft backdrop to the rugged topography that defines Brasstown. The history of Brasstown is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the streams that have sustained life here for generations. Once a place where Cherokee peoples hunted and farmed, its later settlement by Europeans brought a different kind of cultivation, with small farms clinging to the slopes and the valley floor yielding crops. The local economy, though diversified now, still carries echoes of its agricultural past, with a strong tradition of craftspeople and artisans finding inspiration in the natural beauty and the enduring spirit of the place. The Brasstown Creek, a constant murmur in the background, has always been the lifeblood, powering small mills in bygone eras and offering a cool respite on sweltering summer days.
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| Location | Brasstown, Clay County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.03953°N, 83.956849°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28902 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Brasstown, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brasstown, North Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Brasstown includes coordinates 35.039530°N, 83.956849°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 28902. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
