WeatherRoamTowns within 2 hours of Charlotte, ranked by this weekend's weather
This weekend's picks
The best weather within 2 hours of Charlotte for Sat Nov 7 & Sun Nov 8.
- Lake Norman of Catawba, North CarolinaGoodLake Norman SPabout 40 minSat 65F, 1% rain
Sun 64F, 0% rain - Pinehurst, North CarolinaGoodabout 1 h 50 minSat 64F, 2% rain
Sun 63F, 0% rain - Hendersonville, North CarolinaGoodCarl Sandburg Home NHSabout 1 h 45 minSat 60F, 0% rain
Sun 62F, 0% rain
Forecast updated Wed, 1:53 PM EST.
Towns within 3 hours of Charlotte
Within an hour
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Concord, North Carolina | about 30 min | Good Sat 64F, 0% rain; Sun 63F, 0% rain |
| Rock Hill, South Carolina | about 30 min | Good Sat 66F, 0% rain; Sun 64F, 0% rain |
| Monroe, North Carolina | about 30 min | Good Sat 65F, 2% rain; Sun 64F, 0% rain |
| Lake Norman of Catawba, North Carolina Lake Norman SP | about 40 min | Good Sat 65F, 1% rain; Sun 64F, 0% rain |
| Tryon, North Carolina Crowders Mountain SP | about 40 min | Good Sat 65F, 1% rain; Sun 63F, 0% rain |
| Franklin, North Carolina Boone's Cave Park | about 50 min | Good Sat 63F, 0% rain; Sun 62F, 0% rain |
| Shelby, North Carolina Earl Scruggs Center | about 50 min | Good Sat 67F, 1% rain; Sun 64F, 0% rain |
| Albemarle, North Carolina Morrow Mountain SP | about 50 min | Good Sat 64F, 1% rain; Sun 64F, 0% rain |
| Burnsville, North Carolina | about 55 min | Good Sat 64F, 2% rain; Sun 64F, 0% rain |
| Lexington, North Carolina Childress Racing Museum | about 1 h | Good Sat 62F, 1% rain; Sun 63F, 0% rain |
1 to 2 hours
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Hickory, North Carolina | about 1 h | Good Sat 65F, 1% rain; Sun 63F, 0% rain |
| Granite Falls, North Carolina | about 1 h 5 min | Good Sat 65F, 1% rain; Sun 63F, 0% rain |
| Clemmons, North Carolina Old Salem 路 Reynolda Gardens | about 1 h 10 min | Good Sat 62F, 0% rain; Sun 63F, 0% rain |
| Spartanburg, South Carolina | about 1 h 15 min | Good Sat 69F, 1% rain; Sun 65F, 0% rain |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina Old Salem 路 Reynolda House | about 1 h 15 min | Good Sat 61F, 0% rain; Sun 63F, 0% rain |
| Greensboro, North Carolina Civil Rights Center 路 Blandwood | about 1 h 30 min | Good Sat 62F, 0% rain; Sun 62F, 0% rain |
| Asheboro, North Carolina North Carolina Zoo | about 1 h 30 min | Good Sat 62F, 1% rain; Sun 62F, 0% rain |
| Columbia, South Carolina State Museum 路 Riverbanks Zoo | about 1 h 30 min | Good Sat 71F, 1% rain; Sun 68F, 0% rain |
| Greenville, South Carolina Paris Mountain SP | about 1 h 40 min | Good Sat 69F, 1% rain; Sun 65F, 0% rain |
| Pilot Mountain, North Carolina Pilot Mountain SP | about 1 h 40 min | Good Sat 59F, 0% rain; Sun 62F, 0% rain |
| Laurinburg, North Carolina | about 1 h 40 min | Good Sat 67F, 5% rain; Sun 65F, 0% rain |
| Hendersonville, North Carolina Carl Sandburg Home NHS | about 1 h 45 min | Good Sat 60F, 0% rain; Sun 62F, 0% rain |
| Burlington, North Carolina | about 1 h 45 min | Good Sat 61F, 1% rain; Sun 61F, 0% rain |
| Pinehurst, North Carolina | about 1 h 50 min | Good Sat 64F, 2% rain; Sun 63F, 0% rain |
| Black Mountain, North Carolina | about 1 h 50 min | Good Sat 60F, 0% rain; Sun 62F, 0% rain |
| Horse Shoe, North Carolina Carl Sandburg Home NHS | about 1 h 55 min | Good Sat 60F, 0% rain; Sun 63F, 0% rain |
| Easley, South Carolina | about 1 h 55 min | Good Sat 68F, 1% rain; Sun 64F, 0% rain |
| Blowing Rock, North Carolina Tweetsie 路 Grandfather Mountain | about 1 h 45 min | Mixed Sat 51F, 0% rain; Sun 57F, 0% rain |
| Boone, North Carolina Tweetsie 路 Moses Cone Park | about 1 h 55 min | Mixed Sat 50F, 1% rain; Sun 57F, 0% rain |
2 to 3 hours
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Florence, South Carolina | about 2 h | Good Sat 70F, 7% rain; Sun 67F, 0% rain |
| Spruce Pine, North Carolina Linville Falls | about 2 h 5 min | Good Sat 57F, 0% rain; Sun 60F, 0% rain |
| Asheville, North Carolina Biltmore 路 NC Arboretum | about 2 h 5 min | Good Sat 58F, 0% rain; Sun 61F, 0% rain |
| Brevard, North Carolina Sliding Rock | about 2 h 10 min | Good Sat 65F, 0% rain; Sun 62F, 0% rain |
| Aiken, South Carolina | about 2 h 15 min | Good Sat 71F, 0% rain; Sun 67F, 1% rain |
| Clemson, South Carolina Fort Hill | about 2 h 15 min | Good Sat 70F, 1% rain; Sun 66F, 0% rain |
| Greenwood, South Carolina Ninety Six NHS | about 2 h 20 min | Good Sat 70F, 0% rain; Sun 66F, 0% rain |
| Fort Bragg, North Carolina Airborne Museum 路 Carvers Creek | about 2 h 25 min | Good Sat 66F, 6% rain; Sun 65F, 0% rain |
| Augusta, Georgia Morris Museum of Art | about 2 h 30 min | Good Sat 74F, 1% rain; Sun 70F, 1% rain |
| Brunswick, North Carolina | about 2 h 40 min | Good Sat 68F, 22% rain; Sun 65F, 0% rain |
| Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of Art 路 Natural Sciences | about 2 h 40 min | Good Sat 63F, 5% rain; Sun 64F, 0% rain |
| Hot Springs, North Carolina | about 2 h 45 min | Good Sat 57F, 7% rain; Sun 60F, 0% rain |
| Toccoa, Georgia Currahee Mountain | about 2 h 45 min | Good Sat 70F, 0% rain; Sun 66F, 0% rain |
| Cherokee, North Carolina Oconaluftee Indian Village | about 2 h 55 min | Good Sat 63F, 0% rain; Sun 63F, 0% rain |
| Homer, Georgia | about 2 h 55 min | Good Sat 70F, 0% rain; Sun 67F, 0% rain |
| Highlands, North Carolina Whiteside Mountain | about 2 h 55 min | Good Sat 57F, 0% rain; Sun 58F, 0% rain |
| Cave Spring, Virginia Taubman Museum 路 Roanoke Star | about 3 h | Good Sat 56F, 0% rain; Sun 61F, 0% rain |
| Floyd, Virginia | about 2 h 15 min | Mixed Sat 49F, 0% rain; Sun 55F, 1% rain |
| Roan Mountain, Tennessee Roan Mountain SP | about 2 h 25 min | Mixed Sat 53F, 5% rain; Sun 58F, 1% rain |
| Blacksburg, Virginia | about 2 h 40 min | Mixed Sat 50F, 0% rain; Sun 57F, 0% rain |
Weather around Charlotte
The Blue Ridge is Charlotte's cool escape. Boone, Blowing Rock and the towns around Asheville sit thousands of feet higher than the city and are often 10 degrees cooler or more, which matters most in summer.
In fall the mountains have the earliest color and the coolest mornings; in winter they can have snow and ice when the city has rain. Summer afternoons bring scattered thunderstorms almost everywhere, so a stormy forecast often still leaves a good morning.
How we pick
"Good" means a high from 55F to 88F, a forecast of sun or clouds, and at most a 30% chance of rain or snow, with no thunderstorm, dangerous heat or cold, strong gusts or smoke. "Mixed" means one day is good and the other isn't. Picks are ordered by that, then by the forecast and how much of a destination the town is.
Drive times start at the center of Charlotte and go to the center of each town. They come from a table built on OpenStreetMap and do not include traffic or seasonal road closures.
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