Month Average High Average Low Warmest on Record Coldest on Record Average Precipitation Average Snowfall
DEC 45 24 74 -18 3.6 7.9
JAN 42 21 67 -17 3.9 11.3
FEB 44 22 73 -11 3.9 11.4
MARCH 51 29 76 -3 5.1 9.3
APRIL 61 38 82 12 4.4 1.5

Well, seasonal averages run up to the 65+ inches of the fluffy, white stuff each winter.

Here's the address:
www.HighCountryWeather.com and here are the elevations of several of the High Country areas:
 

BANNER ELK - 3600'
BEECH MOUNTAIN - 5506'
BLOWING ROCK - 3600'
BOONE - 3300'
GRANDFATHER MTN - 5300'
HOWARD'S KNOB
(Overlooks Boone) - 4420'
JEFFERSON - 2900'
 

 
LENOIR - 1200'
LINVILLE - 3700'
MORGANTON - 1100'
MOUNT MITCHELL - 6684'
NEWLAND - 3600'
ROAN MOUNTAIN - 6285'
SPRUCE PINE - 2500'
SUGAR MOUNTAIN - 5300'
 
*Thanks to Greg Dobson (our newfound geography & mapping major friend from ETSU!)

Now it should be obvious why the temps and snowfall depths vary so widely.  

Also, THE WEATHER CHANNEL, which reports its Banner Elk temperature readings and other weather data from Morganton is ALWAYS inaccurate!


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