Pisgah Forest, North Carolina Weather
Pisgah Forest, 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 Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Pisgah Forest. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Pisgah Forest is published on the Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL) page, 25 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 Pisgah Forest 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 Pisgah Forest: Hendersonville Airport (K0A7) 25 km · Jackson County Airport (K24A) 47 km · Pickens County Airport (KLQK) 49 km · Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) 55 km · Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (KGSP) 59 km
Conditions reported at KAVL describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pisgah Forest specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pisgah Forest.
About Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Pisgah Forest breathes the cool, damp air of the Appalachian highlands, a place where the mountains themselves seem to exhale mist into the valleys. It lies 25.3 miles south-south-west of Asheville, NC (from Asheville, NC: bearing 199°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-west of Etowah. The terrain here is a study in verticality, with slopes that rise sharply from the winding roads, cloaked in a dense, verdant tapestry of oak, hickory, and towering pines. Streams, clear and cold, cascade over moss-covered rocks, their murmur a constant, soothing undertone to the rustle of leaves. Sunlight, when it breaks through the thick canopy, falls in shifting, luminous shafts, illuminating patches of fern and the rich, dark earth underfoot. The very air carries the scent of pine needles and damp soil, a primal perfume that clings to everything. The history of Pisgah Forest is deeply entwined with the vision of George Vanderbilt and his Biltmore Estate, the vast acreage of which encompassed much of this wild beauty and spurred early conservation efforts. The Pisgah National Forest itself, a jewel of protected wilderness, stands as a testament to that foresight, offering unparalleled access to hiking trails and breathtaking vistas. For generations, the local economy has drawn sustenance from the land, initially through logging and agriculture, and more recently, through the thriving tourism industry that capitalizes on the area's natural splendor. The presence of the Cradle of Forestry, a living museum dedicated to the birth of forestry in America, further solidifies the region's commitment to its natural heritage, making Pisgah Forest a place where the echoes of the past are as palpable as the quiet grandeur of the present.
Live animated radar for Pisgah Forest 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 | Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.254281°N, 82.700124°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28712, 28768 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pisgah Forest, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pisgah Forest, 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 Pisgah Forest includes coordinates 35.254281°N, 82.700124°W, situated in Transylvania County. ZIP code 28712, 28768. 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.
