Emma, North Carolina Weather
Emma, 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 for Emma, Buncombe County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Emma. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Emma 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. 2 airfields within reach of Emma 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 Emma: Hendersonville Airport (K0A7) 35 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 Emma specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Emma, North Carolina
Emma breathes with the quiet resilience of the Blue Ridge foothills, a place where the very air seems to carry the scent of pine needles and damp earth. It lies 2.1 miles west of Asheville, NC (from Asheville, NC: bearing 262°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-north-west of Arden. Rolling hills, cloaked in a perpetual emerald velvet, rise and fall with a gentle, insistent rhythm, their slopes etched with the feathery outlines of deciduous trees that blaze with fleeting glory in the autumn. Narrow roads, often paved with a patchwork of asphalt and the occasional stubborn gravel, wind like hesitant streams between these verdant slopes, leading the eye to glimpses of weathered barns and modest farmhouses that seem to grow organically from the landscape. The light here, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a peculiar honeyed quality, bathing the valleys in a soft, diffused glow that softens every edge and lends a contemplative mood to the passing hours. This corner of Buncombe County carries the weight of generations who coaxed a living from its challenging terrain, their efforts visible in the terraced fields and the sturdy stone walls that still delineate property lines. Historically, agriculture, particularly tobacco and apples, formed the backbone of Emma's economy, a legacy that persists in the small orchards and the occasional roadside stand still offering the sweet, crisp bounty of the season. While modern life has introduced new currents, a sense of self-reliance and a deep connection to the land still defines the character of Emma. The nearby French Broad River, though not directly bordering Emma, exerts its influence, a constant murmur of water and a reminder of the forces that have shaped this region over time, from the earliest settlements to the present day, where a quiet, unhurried pace of life still holds sway.
Live animated radar for Emma 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 | Emma, Buncombe County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.596778°N, 82.591794°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28806 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Emma, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Emma, 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 Emma includes coordinates 35.596778°N, 82.591794°W, situated in Buncombe County. ZIP code 28806. 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.
