Vilas, North Carolina Weather
Vilas, 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 Vilas, Watauga County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Vilas. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Vilas is published on the Johnson County Airport (K6A4) page, 20 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 Vilas 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 Vilas: Ashe County Airport (KGEV) 38 km · Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) 39 km · Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8) 39 km · Foothills Regional Airport (KMRN) 49 km · Johnson City Airport (K0A4) 50 km
Conditions reported at K6A4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vilas specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Vilas.
About Vilas, North Carolina
Vilas rests in a hollow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where the land rises into rounded peaks cloaked in the deep green of mixed hardwoods and evergreens. It lies 20.9 miles east-south-east of Carter, TN (from Carter, TN: bearing 123°T), and is situated 5.6 miles west-north-west of Boone. The air here carries a perpetual coolness, a breath drawn from the shaded valleys and the rushing waters that thread through the terrain. Streams, born from the higher elevations, tumble over moss-covered rocks, their ceaseless murmur a constant companion to the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a hawk. The roads of Vilas, often unpaved, wind like deer trails through stands of oak and hickory, opening occasionally onto small clearings where the sunlight, filtered through the canopy, paints shifting patterns on the earth. The very geology of the place feels ancient, the slopes smoothed by millennia of rain and wind, giving the landscape a character of enduring quietude. The history of Vilas is tied to the pulse of the land, its early inhabitants drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of timber. For generations, the economy revolved around the bounty of the mountains – logging operations that once echoed through the valleys, and farms that carved out modest livings from the steep inclines. While the larger-scale logging has receded, the spirit of self-sufficiency and a deep connection to the natural world persists. Local artisans still ply their trades, their hands guided by traditions passed down through families, and the scent of woodsmoke often drifts from chimneys, a comforting reminder of hearth and home. The presence of the nearby Appalachian Trail whispers of a wider world, but for those who call Vilas home, the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons and the steady flow of the mountain streams.
Live animated radar for Vilas 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 | Vilas, Watauga County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.245683°N, 81.76761°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28692 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vilas, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vilas, 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 Vilas includes coordinates 36.245683°N, 81.767610°W, situated in Watauga County. ZIP code 28692. 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.
