Candler, North Carolina Weather
Candler, 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 Candler, Buncombe County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Candler. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Candler is published on the Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL) page, 18 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. 3 airfields within reach of Candler 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 Candler: Hendersonville Airport (K0A7) 35 km · Jackson County Airport (K24A) 53 km
Conditions reported at KAVL describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Candler specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Candler.
About Candler, North Carolina
Candler rests in a broad valley, cradled by the Blue Ridge Mountains, where the air carries the scent of damp earth and pine. It lies 9.0 miles west-south-west of Asheville, NC (from Asheville, NC: bearing 240°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-west of Woodfin. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep green of deciduous and evergreen forests, rise sharply on either side, their slopes etched with the winding paths of small creeks that feed into the French Broad River. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating patches of wild rhododendron and the rough bark of ancient oak trees. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and browns, punctuated by the bright, fleeting colors of wildflowers in spring and the fiery hues of autumn leaves. Even the sky seems to hold a certain stillness, a vast expanse of pale blue or bruised twilight that mirrors the quietude of the land. The roots of Candler run deep into the agricultural heritage of Western North Carolina, a history of farming and timber that shaped its early economy. Generations have worked the fertile soil, coaxing crops from the earth and drawing sustenance from the abundant forests. While the hum of machinery is present, a gentle rhythm still prevails, a sense of lives lived in concert with the seasons. The proximity to Asheville has brought a modern influx, but Candler retains its distinctive character, a place where the echoes of the past mingle with the present. The distinctive, slightly sweet scent of drying tobacco, a lingering aroma from its agricultural past, can sometimes be found drifting on the breeze, a subtle reminder of the labor and tradition that are woven into the very fabric of this valley.
Live animated radar for Candler 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 | Candler, Buncombe County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.536498°N, 82.692907°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28715 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Candler, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Candler, 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 Candler includes coordinates 35.536498°N, 82.692907°W, situated in Buncombe County. ZIP code 28715. 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.
