The official National Weather Service forecast for Burnsville — 35.9173°N, 82.301°W, 13.5 miles from I-26. Forecasts here are written by NWS GSP, this county’s forecast office.
| Yancey County | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 42 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 73 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 62 |
| Avg low °F | 23 | 27 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 58 | 52 | 42 | 33 | 27 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 54.5 |
1996–2025 normals for Yancey County — the climate division Burnsville sits in. All-time county record high 93.0°F (2012-07-01); record low -18.2°F (1985-01-21). Source: NOAA / National Weather Service.