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NWS Freeze Warning (Haywood County)
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Freeze Warning issued October 20 at 4:11AM EDT until October 21 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON EXPECTED TONIGHT... .The passage of a strong cold front this afternoon will usher in the coldest air of the season across the mountains of North Carolina and Rabun County in Georgia tonight, with gusty northwest winds across the ridgetops and high elevations causing an even colder wind chill effect. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Sunday. A Wind Advisory has also been issued. This Wind Advisory is in effect from 8 PM this evening to noon EDT Sunday. The Freeze Watch is no longer in effect. * LOCATIONS...The mountains of North Carolina, including the high elevations of the northern foothills. * HAZARDS...Very windy conditions and freezing temperature. * TIMING...Tonight through early Sunday. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TEMPERATURES...Lows in the lower 30s. * IMPACTS...Freezing temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Freezing temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Counties Affected:
Buncombe; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; McDowell Mountains; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Freeze Warning issued October 20 at 4:11AM EDT until October 21 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON EXPECTED TONIGHT... .The passage of a strong cold front this afternoon will usher in the coldest air of the season across the mountains of North Carolina and Rabun County in Georgia tonight, with gusty northwest winds across the ridgetops and high elevations causing an even colder wind chill effect. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Sunday. A Wind Advisory has also been issued. This Wind Advisory is in effect from 8 PM this evening to noon EDT Sunday. The Freeze Watch is no longer in effect. * LOCATIONS...The mountains of North Carolina, including the high elevations of the northern foothills. * HAZARDS...Very windy conditions and freezing temperature. * TIMING...Tonight through early Sunday. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TEMPERATURES...Lows in the lower 30s. * IMPACTS...Freezing temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Freezing temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Counties Affected:
Buncombe; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; McDowell Mountains; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Wind Advisory (Haywood County)
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Wind Advisory issued October 20 at 4:11AM EDT until October 21 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON EXPECTED TONIGHT... .The passage of a strong cold front this afternoon will usher in the coldest air of the season across the mountains of North Carolina and Rabun County in Georgia tonight, with gusty northwest winds across the ridgetops and high elevations causing an even colder wind chill effect. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Sunday. A Wind Advisory has also been issued. This Wind Advisory is in effect from 8 PM this evening to noon EDT Sunday. The Freeze Watch is no longer in effect. * LOCATIONS...The mountains of North Carolina, including the high elevations of the northern foothills. * HAZARDS...Very windy conditions and freezing temperature. * TIMING...Tonight through early Sunday. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TEMPERATURES...Lows in the lower 30s. * IMPACTS...Freezing temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Freezing temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Counties Affected:
Buncombe; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; McDowell Mountains; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Wind Advisory issued October 20 at 4:11AM EDT until October 21 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON EXPECTED TONIGHT... .The passage of a strong cold front this afternoon will usher in the coldest air of the season across the mountains of North Carolina and Rabun County in Georgia tonight, with gusty northwest winds across the ridgetops and high elevations causing an even colder wind chill effect. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Sunday. A Wind Advisory has also been issued. This Wind Advisory is in effect from 8 PM this evening to noon EDT Sunday. The Freeze Watch is no longer in effect. * LOCATIONS...The mountains of North Carolina, including the high elevations of the northern foothills. * HAZARDS...Very windy conditions and freezing temperature. * TIMING...Tonight through early Sunday. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TEMPERATURES...Lows in the lower 30s. * IMPACTS...Freezing temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Freezing temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Counties Affected:
Buncombe; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; McDowell Mountains; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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This Month's Climate Data for Waynesville
| Records and Averages for October (Data since 05-01-1894) | ||
| Description | Value | Date(s) |
| Average high temp | 68.35°F | |
| Average low temp | 40.65°F | |
| Record high temp | 90°F | 10/1/1933 |
| Record low temp | 12°F | 10/21/1952 |
| Average precipitation | 2.74" | |
| Most precipitation | 8.24" | 1995 |
| Least precipitation | 0" | 1904 |
| Average snow | 0.59" | |
| Most snow | 47" | 1918 |
| Least snow | 0" | 1902 and many, many other years |