Mountain Home, North Carolina Weather
Mountain Home, 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 Mountain Home, Henderson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Mountain Home. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Mountain Home is published on the Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL) page, 9 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. 5 airfields within reach of Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home: Hendersonville Airport (K0A7) 9 km · Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD) 51 km · Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (KGSP) 58 km · Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) 59 km
Conditions reported at KAVL describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mountain Home specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mountain Home.
About Mountain Home, North Carolina
Mountain Home rests in a broad, fertile valley cradled by the Blue Ridge Mountains, where the land rises gradually towards forested slopes that catch the morning sun with a soft, hazy glow. It lies 16.4 miles south-south-east of Asheville, NC (from Asheville, NC: bearing 168°T), and is situated 3.9 miles north-north-west of Hendersonville. The air here carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the surrounding woodlands that stretch out like a verdant, rumpled blanket. Rolling fields of green and gold, marked by the occasional sturdy barn and the glint of distant farmhouses, give way to the more rugged terrain as one approaches the higher elevations. Waterways, fed by mountain springs, thread their way through the landscape, their murmuring presence a soothing counterpoint to the quiet industry of the valley. The history of Mountain Home is tied to the rich agricultural heritage of this region, a place where families have worked the soil for generations, cultivating crops that thrive in the temperate climate. Early settlers found the fertile ground and plentiful water ideal for farming, and that spirit of cultivation endures, though the local economy has diversified. Beyond the farms, a quiet sense of enterprise is evident, with small businesses contributing to the unique character of Mountain Home. The area is also known for its proximity to natural beauty, offering residents and visitors alike opportunities to explore the foothills and peaks that define its skyline, and the subtle light that filters through the dense canopy of trees in the late afternoon paints the landscape with a hushed, golden hue.
Live animated radar for Mountain Home 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 | Mountain Home, Henderson County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.369561°N, 82.492898°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28791, 28758, 28792 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mountain Home, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mountain Home, 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 Mountain Home includes coordinates 35.369561°N, 82.492898°W, situated in Henderson County. ZIP code 28791, 28758, 28792. 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.
