Lake Santeetlah, NC Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy 58°F
Feels Like 58°F  
Humidity 100% Dew Point 58°F Wind E 2 MPH Gusts 5 Barometer N/A
Solar Rad 32 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 2.9 mi. SE of central Lake Santeetlah
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Point Forecast at a Glance

TueNov 25
Tue Nov 25: Thunderstorms, High 62F, Low 48F
70%
62
48
WedNov 26
Wed Nov 26: Showers, High 59F, Low 26F
30%
59
26
ThuNov 27
Thu Nov 27: Sunny, High 43F, Low 21F
43
21
FriNov 28
Fri Nov 28: Sunny, High 40F, Low 21F
40
21
SatNov 29
Sat Nov 29: Partly Sunny, High 50F, Low 30F
50
30
SunNov 30
Sun Nov 30: Rain Likely, High 52F, Low 33F
60%
52
33
MonDec 1
Mon Dec 1: Rain, High 52F, Low 35F
40%
52
35

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 62°F to a low of 40°F, then recover to 52°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 5 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F below the historical average for November-December. Normal highs for this period are around 54°F with lows around 32°F.

This Date in Weather History

1950 - A great storm hit the Northern and Central Appalachians with snow and high winds. Winds reached hurricane force along eastern slopes of the Appalachians, with gusts to 100 mph at Hartford CT, 110 mph at Concord NH, and 160 mph at Mount Washington NH. Heavy rain also hit the eastern slopes, with eight inches reported at Slide Mountain NY. The western slopes were buried under heavy snow. The storm produced record snowfall totals of 27.7 inches at Pittsburgh PA, and 36.3 inches at Steubenville OH. The snow, and record cold temperatures, resulted in 160 deaths.

More on this and other weather history

Lake Santeetlah, NC 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Tuesday Nov 25

Thunderstorms

Day: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thunderstorms

Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 3am. Low around 48. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Nov 26

Showers

Day: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Nov 27

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

Friday Nov 28

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 40.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Saturday Nov 29

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Rain

Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Sunday Nov 30

Rain Likely

Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Rain Likely

Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Dec 1

Rain

Day: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

Rain Likely

Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Dec 2

Rain

Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.


About Lake Santeetlah, NC

Lake Santeetlah is a town in Graham County, North Carolina, United States, 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Robbinsville on a peninsula surrounded by Lake Santeetlah—which in turn is largely surrounded by Nantahala National Forest. The town has more than two hundred residences, many of them second homes owned by permanent residents of Florida and Georgia. The town was organized in 1989 as "Santeetlah"; in 1999, it changed its name to "Lake Santeetlah". The full-time population was 67 at the 2000 census and dropped to 45 in 2010.

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