Forest Hills, North Carolina Weather
Forest Hills, 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 Forest Hills, Jackson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Forest Hills. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Forest Hills is published on the Jackson County Airport (K24A) page, 3 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 Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills: Macon County Airport (K1A5) 22 km
Conditions reported at K24A describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forest Hills specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forest Hills.
About Forest Hills, North Carolina
Forest Hills unfolds across rolling terrain, a quiet tapestry of verdant slopes and shadowed hollows where the air often carries the cool, damp scent of pine and decaying leaves. It lies 40.6 miles south-south-east of Sevier, TN (from Sevier, TN: bearing 154°T), and is situated 1.5 miles south-west of Cullowhee. The landscape here is a gentle, persistent push and pull of ascent and descent, the roads themselves seeming to sigh as they curve around the contours of the land. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy of hardwoods and evergreens, falls in fractured pieces, illuminating patches of moss-covered rocks and the rich, dark earth. The character of Forest Hills is one of a deep, ingrained stillness, a place where the rustle of leaves can sound like a conversation and the distant bark of a dog carries with surprising clarity. The history of Forest Hills is tied to the enduring spirit of those who sought sustenance from its fertile, though sometimes unforgiving, ground. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of timber and the quiet solitude, established a way of life that revolved around the cycles of the seasons and the bounty of the surrounding mountains. While the precise industries have shifted over generations, a thread of self-reliance and a connection to the land remains, evident in the small farms and artisanal crafts that still dot the landscape. The economic pulse of Forest Hills, though modest, is sustained by a blend of local commerce and the steady flow of visitors drawn to the natural beauty, seeking respite from the clamor of larger settlements. The quality of the light here, particularly in the late afternoon, as it slants through the trees and casts long, ethereal shadows, imbues Forest Hills with a timeless, almost sacred, aura.
Live animated radar for Forest Hills 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 | Forest Hills, Jackson County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.297322°N, 83.193478°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28697, 27253, 27896, 28723 |
| Area Code | 919, 984, 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forest Hills, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forest Hills, 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 Forest Hills includes coordinates 35.297322°N, 83.193478°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 28697, 27253, 27896, 28723. Telephone area code: 919, 984, 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.
