Due to the impacts of Hurricane Helene, WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said North Carolina’s mountain areas would likely not be ready for visitors until after the fall foliage season.

Snow hit some places overnight, and more could fall through late morning. “For those who live at the highest elevations of the NC mountains, this will be the first day of the season you’ll ...

A “high fire alert” prompted the National Park Service on Saturday, March 1, 2025, to ban campfires and charcoal use until further notice in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. National Park ...

According to the weather service statement, "northwest flow moisture will develop behind a departing cold front" March 20 afternoon and into the night across the WNC mountains. Temperatures will ...

Snow flakes could fall late Monday afternoon through early ... Snow flurries are officially in the forecast east of the North Carolina mountains! The timing will likely be late Monday afternoon ...