The official National Weather Service forecast for Wilkesboro — 36.146°N, 81.1606°W, population 19,890, 28.2 miles from I-40. Forecasts here are written by NWS RNK, this county’s forecast office.
| Wilkes County | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 48 | 53 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 51 | 69 |
| Avg low °F | 27 | 31 | 36 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 30 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 50.6 |
1996–2025 normals for Wilkes County — the climate division Wilkesboro sits in. All-time county record high 100.4°F (2012-06-30); record low -10.7°F (1985-01-21). Source: NOAA / National Weather Service.