Sylva, North Carolina Weather
Sylva, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Sylva, Jackson County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sylva.
About Sylva, North Carolina
Sylva holds its ground where the mountains begin to truly gather themselves. It lies 35.1 miles south-south-east of Sevier, TN (from Sevier, TN: bearing 153°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south of Cherokee Indian Reservation. Here, the Tuckasegee River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, carves its path through valleys that climb skyward into a dense tapestry of hardwoods and evergreens. The air, especially after a spring rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine needles, a perfume that clings to the skin. The mountains themselves are not jagged, imposing giants, but rather rounded, ancient shoulders, softened by eons of wind and water, their slopes a rich, dark green that shifts to fiery hues of crimson and gold as autumn arrives. The light here often has a soft, diffused quality, filtering through the canopy to paint dappled patterns on the winding roads that snake through the landscape. The history of Sylva is deeply rooted in the exploitation and subsequent resurgence of the region's natural resources. Once a bustling hub for the timber and mining industries, its economy has steadily transformed, embracing tourism, small businesses, and a growing arts scene. The echoes of its past can still be felt in the sturdy, brick buildings that line Main Street, remnants of a time when logging wagons and miners' boots were the primary sounds on these streets. Today, Sylva serves as the county seat, a gathering place for the surrounding rural communities, and a gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The presence of Southwestern Community College lends a youthful energy to the town, its students adding to the diverse hum of everyday life, a blend of old mountain traditions and modern aspirations.
Live animated radar for Sylva 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.
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| Location | Sylva, Jackson County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.373711°N, 83.22598°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28779 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sylva, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sylva, North Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Sylva includes coordinates 35.373711°N, 83.225980°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 28779. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
