Penland, NC Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (28765)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 39°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 39°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
7-Day Temperature Trend
Week Ahead Summary
Variable high temperatures through the week, ranging from 47°F to 60°F. Some rain possible with at least 2 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.
Climate Context
This week's forecast shows temperatures running 6°F below the historical average for October-November. Normal highs for this period are around 60°F with lows around 37°F.
This Date in Weather History
1942 - A tornado struck the town of Berryville in northwest Arkansas killing 20 persons and causing half a million dollars damage.
More on this and other weather history
Penland 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Wednesday Oct 29
Day: Rain showers and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers and areas of fog before 4am, then areas of fog and a chance of rain showers between 4am and 5am, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 39. East southeast wind 2 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Thursday Oct 30
Day: A chance of rain showers and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. West northwest wind 2 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Oct 31
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Saturday Nov 1
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday Nov 2
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Monday Nov 3
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Tuesday Nov 4
Day: Sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:49 AM
Sunset 6:37 PM
Last Light 7:03 PM
Moonset 11:54 PM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Tue's High Temperature
101 at Zapata, TX and 2 Miles North-northeast Of La Puerta, TX
Wed's Low Temperature
4 at Peter Sinks, UT
Weather Folklore
Tobacco gets moist before a rain.
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About Penland, North Carolina
Penland is an unincorporated community in the Snow Creek Township of Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. Penland is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) west-northwest of Spruce Pine. Approximately 200 year-round residents live in the community, the center of which is the Penland Road bridge crossing the North Toe River and CSX railroad line.
The community is located on the northern edge of western North Carolina's Black Mountains and is bisected by the North Toe River, a tributary of the Cane and Nolichucky rivers.
The Penland Post Office and General Store with ZIP code 28765, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places due to its significance as the longest continuously operating post office in the area. Also listed in the National Register of Historic Places are the Penland School Historic District Conley Ridge Cemetery and Beacon Church and the Henry Willis House.
The community is named for Robert Penland, a wealthy local businessman who in the 1850s operated an inn for travelers. Penland School of Craft, established in the early 1920s, is the largest and oldest professional crafts school in the United States. The school offers courses in all of the major craft media and many fine arts fields, bringing thousands of students and prominent instructors together every year. Nine of North Carolina's seventeen Living Treasures live within a five-mile radius of Penland.
Conley Ridge Cemetery and Beacon Church are in a Historic District and on the National Register of Historic Places. Beacon Church is recognized for its architecture and Conley Ridge Cemetery for its association with 19th Century families significant to the Penland Community and to the development of schools in the area, including Penland School.
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