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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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Tracking since July 19, 2026 | 8 of 9 scored days. The forecast below is live now; the accuracy record opens once Banner Elk crosses 9 graded days.
Dave's Sweater Index | Tue, Jul 28
High 76° | Low 63° | Rain likely
The average of 8 independent (and free) forecasters
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The 5-day | Banner Elk
Tue
Jul 28
Dry, mild, breezy
Wind: 15 mph
76° 63°
Wed
Jul 29
Dry, mild
Wind: 13 mph
73° 59°
Thu
Jul 30
Dry, mild
Wind: 12 mph
71° 55°
Fri
Jul 31
Dry, mild
Wind: 6 mph
75° 57°
Sat
Aug 1
Dry, mild
Wind: 8 mph
72° 59°
What they're predicting for Banner Elk
Here's what each forecast says for Tuesday, July 28: Logged before the actuals exist. Come back once the day's in to see who was right.
| Source | High | Low | Wind | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open-Meteo | 77° | 62° | 19 mph | Rain |
| Ray's Weather | 77° | 60° | — | Rain |
| NWS | 76° | 60° | 3 mph | Rain |
| Met.no | 77° | 62° | 14 mph | Rain |
| OpenWeatherMap | 77° | 64° | 13 mph | Rain |
| WeatherAPI | 81° | 69° | 13 mph | Rain |
| Visual Crossing | 74° | 62° | 21 mph | Rain |
| Tomorrow.io | 76° | 63° | 18 mph | Rain |
| Google Weather | 73° | 62° | 15 mph | Rain |
Open-Meteo
- Hi / Lo
- 77° / 62°
- Wind
- 19 mph
- Precip
- Rain
Ray's Weather
- Hi / Lo
- 77° / 60°
- Wind
- —
- Precip
- Rain
NWS
- Hi / Lo
- 76° / 60°
- Wind
- 3 mph
- Precip
- Rain
Met.no
- Hi / Lo
- 77° / 62°
- Wind
- 14 mph
- Precip
- Rain
OpenWeatherMap
- Hi / Lo
- 77° / 64°
- Wind
- 13 mph
- Precip
- Rain
WeatherAPI
- Hi / Lo
- 81° / 69°
- Wind
- 13 mph
- Precip
- Rain
Visual Crossing
- Hi / Lo
- 74° / 62°
- Wind
- 21 mph
- Precip
- Rain
Tomorrow.io
- Hi / Lo
- 76° / 63°
- Wind
- 18 mph
- Precip
- Rain
Google Weather
- Hi / Lo
- 73° / 62°
- Wind
- 15 mph
- Precip
- Rain
See how each of these did once the day is in the books: Banner Elk's accuracy board | How we grade