Plumtree, North Carolina Weather
Plumtree, 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 Plumtree, Avery County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Plumtree. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Plumtree is published on the Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8) 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 Plumtree 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 Plumtree: Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) 41 km · Foothills Regional Airport (KMRN) 42 km · Johnson City Airport (K0A4) 46 km · Johnson County Airport (K6A4) 46 km
Conditions reported at K7A8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Plumtree specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Plumtree.
About Plumtree, North Carolina
Plumtree rests in a hollow where the land folds itself into the Blue Ridge Mountains, a place of deep green hemlocks and the sharp, clean scent of pine needles underfoot. It lies 27.0 miles south of Carter, TN (from Carter, TN: bearing 171°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-north-east of Spruce Pine. The slopes rise steeply, their flanks often shrouded in a fine mist that lends a perpetual softness to the edges of the world, softening the harshness of rock and root. A languid creek, the namesake of the area, meanders through the valley floor, its water a cool, clear ribbon reflecting the sky and the overhanging boughs, a quiet murmur against the broader silence of the ancient peaks. Here, the air itself seems to hold a certain stillness, a patient breathing that suggests the land has seen countless seasons pass and has learned the virtue of unhurried endurance. The economy of Plumtree has long been tied to the earth, its early settlers coaxing sustenance from the stony soil and the timber that cloaked the mountains. Generations have worked the land, their hands calloused by the plow and the axe, and the echoes of that hard-won labor still resonate in the weathered barns and the stoic faces of those who call Plumtree home. While the timber industry, once a dominant force, has seen its seasons, the spirit of self-reliance persists, now finding expression in small farms and artisan crafts. The distinctive character of Plumtree is also shaped by its proximity to the higher elevations, where the air grows thinner and the views stretch to horizons that seem to hold the promise of distant, undiscovered lands.
Live animated radar for Plumtree 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 | Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.02707°N, 82.007894°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28657, 28664 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Plumtree, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plumtree, 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 Plumtree includes coordinates 36.027070°N, 82.007894°W, situated in Avery County. ZIP code 28657, 28664. 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.
