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Mitchell County | 2,471 ft

Bakersville weather

A real Bakersville forecast, not a stamped regional copy. Every source we track, pulled at Bakersville's own coordinates, blended into one consensus and graded daily against Bakersville's own actuals.

Dave's Sweater Index | Thu, Sep 10
High 84° | Low 64° | No precip | 5% chance
The average of 8 independent (and free) forecasters | Chance is the median of the 7 that publish one
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The 5-day | Bakersville

Thu
Sep 10
Dry, warm
Wind: 9 mph
84° 64°
Fri
Sep 11
Dry, warm, slight chance of showers
Wind: 6 mph
84° 65°
Rain: 20%
Sat
Sep 12
Showers likely, mild
Wind: 6 mph
77° 63°
Rain: 89%
Sun
Sep 13
Scattered showers, warm
Wind: 5 mph
80° 64°
Rain: 54%
Mon
Sep 14
A few showers, warm
Wind: 4 mph
83° 63°
Rain: 35%

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What they're predicting for Bakersville

Here's what each forecast says for Thursday, September 10: Logged before the actuals exist. Come back once the day's in to see who was right.

Open-Meteo
Hi / Lo
86° / 62°
Wind
10 mph
Precip
No precip
Ray's Weather
Hi / Lo
85° / 60°
Wind
Precip
No precip
NWS
Hi / Lo
87° / 63°
Wind
0 mph
Precip
No precip
Met.no
Hi / Lo
84° / 74°
Wind
9 mph
Precip
No precip
OpenWeatherMap
Hi / Lo
85° / 72°
Wind
8 mph
Precip
No precip
WeatherAPI
Hi / Lo
86° / 62°
Wind
8 mph
Precip
No precip
Visual Crossing
Hi / Lo
82° / 62°
Wind
7 mph
Precip
No precip
Tomorrow.io
Hi / Lo
82° / 61°
Wind
10 mph
Precip
No precip
Google Weather
Hi / Lo
83° / 59°
Wind
9 mph
Precip
Rain

See how each of these did once the day is in the books: Bakersville's accuracy board | How we grade

Fall color

When Bakersville peaks

October 17–27

Predicted peak window, fall 2026

Bakersville sits at 2,471 feet, low enough that its color arrives after the mountains above it have already dropped. Peak color reaches 5,000 feet around October 6, 2026, then slides about 6.5 days later for every 1,000 feet it descends, which puts Bakersville about 16 days behind the 5,000 foot ridges.

That window is elevation and climatology alone right now. The September temperature term that nudges peak earlier or later stays switched off until this fall's numbers accrue, and these dates will move when it comes on. We would rather show you the gap than paper over it.

A peak window is a claim about October, so it gets graded like every other forecast here. Once the leaves actually turn we score these dates against the published fall color reports and the result goes on the board, flattering or not. This is the model's first live fall, so read the window as a first attempt with its work shown, not a settled number. Every town's window, and how the model gets a date.

Below 2,500 feet | Model leaf-v0-draft