North Wilkesboro weather

When North Wilkesboro peaks

October 27–November 6

Predicted peak window, fall 2026

North Wilkesboro sits at 1,001 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 North Wilkesboro about 26 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