Swannanoa, North Carolina Weather
Swannanoa, 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 Swannanoa, Buncombe County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Swannanoa. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Swannanoa is published on the Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL) page, 22 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. 4 airfields within reach of Swannanoa 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 Swannanoa: Hendersonville Airport (K0A7) 32 km · Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD) 46 km · Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8) 53 km
Conditions reported at KAVL describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Swannanoa specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Swannanoa.
About Swannanoa, North Carolina
Swannanoa unfolds with the quiet dignity of the Blue Ridge foothills, a place where the land itself seems to exhale the cool, clean air. It lies 8.7 miles east of Asheville, NC (from Asheville, NC: bearing 91°T), and is situated 4.6 miles west-south-west of Black Mountain. Rolling slopes, cloaked in a deep, enduring green of pines and hardwoods, lead the eye upward to distant, hazy peaks that soften the horizon. The Swannanoa River, a ribbon of clear, cool water, tumbles and murmurs its way through the valley, its banks often fringed with ferns and moss-covered stones, reflecting the ever-changing moods of the sky. During the late afternoon, the sun, before it dips below the western ridges, casts a warm, honeyed light across the landscape, illuminating the textures of bark and leaf and lending a profound stillness to the air. This valley holds a history that predates modern roads, a place where early settlers found fertile ground and a respite from the wider world. The development of the railroad and later, the highway, brought new life and industries to Swannanoa, though a sense of its agrarian roots persists in the scattered farms and the enduring connection to the land. The local economy, while diversified, still carries echoes of its past, with a quiet hum of small businesses and artisanal crafts that cater to both residents and those drawn to the region's natural beauty. The nearby university adds a vibrant, youthful energy, a counterpoint to the timeless presence of the mountains, creating a unique character for Swannanoa, a place where the past and present coexist with a gentle grace.
Live animated radar for Swannanoa 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 | Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.597894°N, 82.399843°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28778 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Swannanoa, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swannanoa, 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 Swannanoa includes coordinates 35.597894°N, 82.399843°W, situated in Buncombe County. ZIP code 28778. 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.
