weather in NC (Fayetteville, Wilmington, Asheville: live, to move, station)

[koneskm]

So I am wondering. is the weather really nice there? I am from Cleveland and we are snow belt snow crazy!!! Personally I hate snow, but my boyfriend loves it. So I am trying to be nice and negotiate. Is there snow anywhere in NC?

I am also a fitness person. In the summer is it to hot to run outside?

[Swimmom32]

we visited end of dec and it was 70..however from what ive been told and see the weather bug it averages during the day between 50-60.....its freezing here, cant wait to move out of NJ and these god forsaken coldness..LOL

[mm34b]

The most important single influence contributing to the variability of North Carolina climate is altitude. The elevation of NC ranges from sea level to 6,684 feet. The average annual temperature at Southport on the lower coast is nearly as high as that of interior northern Florida, while the average on the summit of Mount Mitchell is lower than that of Buffalo, NY.

North Carolina Climate Summary

http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim60/states/Clim_NC_01.pdf


Weather Records for NC

HIGHEST TEMPERATURE OF RECORD

110°F Fayetteville, Cumberland County August 21, 1983

LOWEST TEMPERATURE OF RECORD

-34°F (below zero) Mount Mitchell, Yancey County January 21, 1985

GREATEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL

22.22 inches Altapass, Mitchell County July 15-16, 1916

GREATEST 24-HOUR SNOWFALL

36 inches Mount Mitchell, Yancey County March 13, 1993

GREATEST SINGLE STORM SNOWFALL

60 inches Newfound Gap, Swain County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park (unofficial) April 2-6, 1987
50 inches Mount Mitchell, Yancey County March 12-14, 1993

WARMEST WEATHER STATION

63.8°F Wilmington, New Hanover County annual average

COLDEST WEATHER STATION

43.8°F Mount Mitchell, Yancey County (on mountain top) annual average
48.8°F Banner Elk, Avery County (in a valley where people actually live) annual average

WETTEST WEATHER STATION

91.72 inches Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County annual average

DRIEST WEATHER STATION

37.32 inches Asheville (Downtown), Buncombe County annual average

MAXIMUM SINGLE STATION PRECIPITATION FOR ANY CALENDAR YEAR

129.60 inches Rosman, Transylvania County 1964

MINIMUM SINGLE STATION PRECIPITATION FOR ANY CALENDAR YEAR

22.69 inches Mount Airy, Surry County 1930

[hapaleeretired]

Lenoir NC in the foothills of the Blueridge Mountains! I defy you to find a better year around weather pattern in an affordable area.
Boyfriend wants to see snow? Drive 25 miles and go skiing. Wanna cool off in the summer? Drive 25 miles and have a picnic in the mountains.
It gets a little warm in the summer but the humidity isn't like that up north. You'll hear a lot about the "ice storms" but they aren't that frequent.
If it snows it may be 60 in a day or so.
We rode our motorcycle to Last year's Winter Fest in Blowing Rock. It was over 60 to the sadness of the ice carvers, but it was a very mild winter.

[NCTarheel07]

Last 5 days here east of raliegh

sunday- low 40s, rain mixed with freezing precip
monday- upper 40s rain
tuesday- upper 40s, sunny
wed.- upper 40s
today(thursday 1/25)- 45 sunny
tomorrow- 39 windy, windchills in low 20s, low upper teens

It does get cold here in the winter, but if you are east of raligh you pretty much miss all the snow

last week raliegh-durham got 3 inches of snow, where im at 1 hour away got just rain

[mattattack25]

In Asheville (Western NC in mountains) we've been seeing highs in the lower 40s and lows in the lower 20s lately... In summer 90 is considered a horrible heat wave temp and from what I hear rarely gets that hot...(recently moved from south ga where 105 in summer is expected daily)... Temp usually drops 3.5 degrees every 1000 feet above sea level... I have only seen about 3 decent snowfalls this winter in Asheville, however, the immediate surrounding higher elevated areas have seen much more...like happalee said, you can drive like 20 min to reach these areas

[NCTarheel07]

In eastern NC you will be in a steambath in the summer. 90 is cool here in sunmmer. The humidity just sticks and settles here. Average temp is about 95-100 with heat indicies of 100+

[Carolina_native]

The warm weather we had in December wasnt unique only to NC. Most of the eastern half of the nation was milder than usual. Highs for the past week here were around 40, lows in the low 20s, colder in the mountains.

The summer is hot and humid, anyone who says different hasnt lived in NC during the summer. Highs typically range around 90, and there is quite a bit of humidity.

[mm34b]

Summertime is decent in the mountains. Average daily highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s for the month of July depending on the elevation. Asheville is 83.3. The rest of the state is another story.

[Beffrey2]

We see snow from the mountains to the coast.

More in the mountains, much less at the coast.