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Station Details

Station: GRANDFATHR - Grandfather Mountain        Date of First Observation: May 21, 2008

Station Type: Experiment - what is this?

City, State: Linville, NC      County: Avery County

Latitude: 36.09535°      Longitude: -81.83202°

Elevation: 5280 feet above sea level

Climate Division: NC02 - Northern Mountains

River Basin: Upper Catawba

Supported By: Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation and the North Carolina Climate Office

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Showing nearest 15 stations ordered by distance...        Name ID City State County Network Distance from GRANDFATHR Years of Data Grandfather Mtn 313565 Grandfather Mountain NC Avery County COOP 0 mi 1955 - 2021 Grandfather Mtn Top Shop NC-AV-12 Linville NC Avery County CoCoRaHS 0.1 mi 2019 - 2019 Linville 2.5 ENE NC-AV-9 Linville NC Avery County CoCoRaHS 0.5 mi 2010 - 2019 Linville 2.4 ENE NC-AV-4 LINVILLE NC Avery County CoCoRaHS 1.1 mi 2007 - 2020 Stackrock Creek FR2 NSTC Stackrock Creek NC Avery County RAWS 2.5 mi 2004 - 2008 Banner Elk 3.8 ESE NC-WT-66 Banner Elk NC Watauga County CoCoRaHS 3.5 mi 2018 - 2018 Seven Devils 0.1 E NC-WT-48 SEVEN DEVILS NC Watauga County CoCoRaHS 3.9 mi 2015 - 2021 Banner Elk 4.8 ESE NC-WT-35 Banner Elk NC Watauga County CoCoRaHS 4.1 mi 2013 - 2015 Foscoe 1.2 WSW NC-WT-11 Banner Elk NC Watauga County CoCoRaHS 4.3 mi 2007 - 2021 Newland 3.1 SE NC-AV-11 Newland NC Avery County CoCoRaHS 4.7 mi 2016 - 2021 Seven Devils 1.4 ENE NC-WT-46 Seven Devils NC Watauga County CoCoRaHS 5 mi 2015 - 2020 Banner Elk 310506 Banner Elk NC Avery County COOP 5.2 mi 1907 - 2021 Newland 2.0 S NC-AV-8 Newland NC Avery County CoCoRaHS 5.7 mi 2008 - 2011 Banner Elk 1.3 W NC-AV-13 Banner Elk NC Avery County CoCoRaHS 5.7 mi - Smoky Gap 318019 Newland NC Avery County COOP 5.9 mi 1949 - 1962

Current Conditions
Current conditions at GRANDFATHR as of Monday, January 18th, 2021 @ 11:26 PM EST (10 mins ago)
Temperature:	20.8 °F (-6.2 °C)
Dew point:	19.2 °F (-7.1 °C)       Relative humidity: 93%
Wind:	North (340°) at 33 mph with gusts of 42 mph
Pressure:	834 mb (24.63 inHg) station pressure

Station Time Weather Temp (F) Dewpoint (F) Humidity (%) Pressure (mb) Wind (mph)

      

» Grandfather Mountain, NC (GRANDFATHR) » Hourly Data Retrieval

Hourly observations are the actual observed weather conditions recorded at least once every hour. If you need help, a tutorial is available. To lessen the load on our servers, public queries are limited in the period of record. If you need more data than what is available with the selections below, please request it from the State Climate Office. The first observation for this station is May 21, 2008 The most recent observation for this station is January 18, 2021 Step 1: Retrieve data from the past... (pick one) 1 day            3 days           7 days Check this box to retrieve only regularly scheduled top of the hour observations Step 2: Select the desired parameters. Click here for help. Atmospheric Parameters Unit Height Air Temperature (dry bulb) CelsiusFahrenheitKelvin 10m Dew point CelsiusFahrenheitKelvin 10m Heat Index (calculated using instantaneous temp and rh) CelsiusFahrenheitKelvin 10m Wind Chill (calculated using instantaneous temp and wind) CelsiusFahrenheitKelvin 10m Station pressure atmin Hgmm HgkPamillibars 10m Calculated Sea level pressure estimate atmin Hgmm HgkPamillibars 10m Wind Parameters Unit Height Calculated Log Wind Profile knotskphmphm/s Calculate atft. Wind speed knotskphmphm/s 10m Wind direction degreesdeg & compasscompass 10m Wind gust knotskphmphm/s 10m Moisture Parameters Unit  Height Relative humidity percent (%) 10m Hourly precipitation mmcmin Not Avail Output format:   Web Page (recommended)Excel Spreadsheetcomma delimitedtab delimited

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