Banner Elk weather
A real Banner Elk forecast, not a stamped regional copy. Every source we track, pulled at Banner Elk's own coordinates, blended into one consensus and graded daily against Banner Elk's own actuals.
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The 5-day | Banner Elk
What they're predicting for Banner Elk
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.
| Source | High | Low | Wind | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open-Meteo | 76° | 58° | 12 mph | No precip |
| Ray's Weather | 79° | 58° | — | No precip |
| NWS | 75° | 61° | 8 mph | No precip |
| Met.no | 79° | 71° | 12 mph | No precip |
| OpenWeatherMap | 78° | 69° | 7 mph | No precip |
| WeatherAPI | 81° | 57° | 10 mph | No precip |
| Visual Crossing | 76° | 61° | 10 mph | No precip |
| Tomorrow.io | 75° | 59° | 13 mph | No precip |
| Google Weather | 77° | 59° | 10 mph | Rain |
- Hi / Lo
- 76° / 58°
- Wind
- 12 mph
- Precip
- No precip
- Hi / Lo
- 79° / 58°
- Wind
- —
- Precip
- No precip
- Hi / Lo
- 75° / 61°
- Wind
- 8 mph
- Precip
- No precip
- Hi / Lo
- 79° / 71°
- Wind
- 12 mph
- Precip
- No precip
- Hi / Lo
- 78° / 69°
- Wind
- 7 mph
- Precip
- No precip
- Hi / Lo
- 81° / 57°
- Wind
- 10 mph
- Precip
- No precip
- Hi / Lo
- 76° / 61°
- Wind
- 10 mph
- Precip
- No precip
- Hi / Lo
- 75° / 59°
- Wind
- 13 mph
- Precip
- No precip
- Hi / Lo
- 77° / 59°
- Wind
- 10 mph
- Precip
- Rain
See how each of these did once the day is in the books: Banner Elk's accuracy board | How we grade
When Banner Elk peaks
October 9–19
Predicted peak window, fall 2026
Banner Elk sits at 3,701 feet, high enough to turn well ahead of the valley towns, a step behind the exposed ridges. 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 Banner Elk about 8 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.
3,500 to 5,000 feet | Model leaf-v0-draft