Crossnore, North Carolina Weather
Crossnore, 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 Crossnore, Avery County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Crossnore. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Crossnore is published on the Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8) page, 10 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. 6 airfields within reach of Crossnore 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 Crossnore: Foothills Regional Airport (KMRN) 36 km · Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) 45 km · Johnson County Airport (K6A4) 45 km · Johnson City Airport (K0A4) 51 km · Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) 58 km
Conditions reported at K7A8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Crossnore specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Crossnore.
About Crossnore, North Carolina
Crossnore rests in a fold of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where the air, thin and cool, carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth after a summer rain. It lies 28.3 miles south-south-east of Carter, TN (from Carter, TN: bearing 163°T), and is situated 4.5 miles south of Newland. The landscape here is a study in textured greens, a dense quilt of hardwoods and evergreens climbing the steep slopes, broken only by the occasional bright clearing of a pasture or the silver ribbon of a creek. Even on a bright afternoon, the light possesses a diffused softness, filtering through the thick canopy to paint the forest floor in shifting patterns. The roads, some paved, some a stubborn gravel, wind like forgotten streams themselves, following the contours of the land as if dictated by an ancient, patient hand. The story of Crossnore is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that preside over its hillsides. For generations, this place has drawn sustenance from the rich, dark soil and the clear, cold waters of its mountain streams, a quiet resilience shaping its character. The economy, once reliant on the timber that cloaked these formidable peaks, has found new rhythms, with local crafts and a burgeoning appreciation for the natural beauty sustaining its people. Echoes of the past linger in the weathered barns and the sturdy stone foundations of older homes, testament to a history built not on haste, but on a steady, enduring presence.
Live animated radar for Crossnore 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 | Crossnore, Avery County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.021794°N, 81.929558°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28616 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Crossnore, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crossnore, 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 Crossnore includes coordinates 36.021794°N, 81.929558°W, situated in Avery County. ZIP code 28616. 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.
