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PLanning Your Visit

Real Time Weather

Click to see real-time weather readings and a seven-day forecast from the Grandfather Mountain Nature Museum. For Ray's Weather Center forecast, click here.

A new visitor center is under construction atop Grandfather Mountain in 2008, so all weather equipment at the summit has been taken off line. Summit weather data will return in summer 2009.

grandfather profileLive Web Cam

See a live web cam view of the profile of Grandfather Mountain (weather permitting) courtesy of High Country Web Cams and AppNet.com.

Other Grandfather Mountain Weather Data

Below are links to the different types of Grandfather Mountain weather information available on this Web site.

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Average temperatures on Grandfather

In general, temperatures on Grandfather Mountain will be 10 degrees cooler than in the foothills.

Dec. – Feb. Hi. – 37 Lo. – 22
March - May Hi. – 53 Lo. – 37
June - Aug. Hi. – 68 Lo. – 55
Sept. - Nov. Hi. – 55 Lo. - 41

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What People Say…

" Grandfather Mountain is amazing! From the active bears to the beautiful scenery, it is an awesome spot. Just proposed to my girlfriend of on the Swinging Bridge and I want to thank the staff sooooo much for all of their help!"

Bryan

Sanford, NC