Sugar Mountain, North Carolina Weather
Sugar Mountain, 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 Sugar Mountain, Avery County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sugar Mountain. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sugar Mountain is published on the Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8) page, 24 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 Sugar Mountain 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 Sugar Mountain: Johnson County Airport (K6A4) 32 km · Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) 39 km · Foothills Regional Airport (KMRN) 41 km · Johnson City Airport (K0A4) 48 km · Ashe County Airport (KGEV) 52 km
Conditions reported at K7A8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sugar Mountain specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sugar Mountain.
About Sugar Mountain, North Carolina
Sugar Mountain rises, a broad, rounded shoulder against the sky, its slopes cloaked in a dense, verdant tapestry of spruce and fir, their dark needles catching the sharp, clear light of the high country. It lies 23.2 miles south-south-east of Carter, TN (from Carter, TN: bearing 148°T), and is situated 2.6 miles south-south-east of Banner Elk. The air here carries a perpetual chill, even in the height of summer, a crispness that hints at the snows to come and whispers through the pines with a sound like distant surf. Below, the rolling terrain of Avery County falls away in waves of green and blue, a landscape sculpted by ancient forces and softened by the passage of seasons. On a clear day, the panorama stretches for miles, a rumpled quilt of ridges and valleys, the distant peaks blurring into hazy shades of amethyst and slate. The very character of Sugar Mountain is one of quiet resilience, a place that endures the harshness of winter with a stoic grace, its slopes waiting patiently for the return of warmer sun. The history of Sugar Mountain is intrinsically tied to the bounty of its land, a place where logging once echoed through the valleys and where the rich soil, when cleared, offered sustenance. Though the era of widespread timber harvesting has largely passed, a connection to the earth persists, seen in the small farms and the enduring appeal of its natural beauty. Today, Sugar Mountain is best known for its transformation into a winter playground, its slopes alive with the bright colors of ski apparel and the joyous shouts of those who embrace the snow. The economy here has adapted, shifting from the extraction of resources to the embrace of tourism, drawing visitors who seek the clean air and the invigorating challenge of the mountains. It is a place where the past is not forgotten but subtly informs the present, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called these highlands home.
Live animated radar for Sugar Mountain 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 | Sugar Mountain, Avery County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.127349°N, 81.860112°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28604 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sugar Mountain, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sugar Mountain, 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 Sugar Mountain includes coordinates 36.127349°N, 81.860112°W, situated in Avery County. ZIP code 28604. 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.
