Major Winter Storm to Bring Snow and Ice from the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic

A major winter storm will produce widespread significant impacts from the central Plains across the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, and into the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend into Monday. Areas between central Kansas and Indiana, especially along and north of Interstate 70, are likely to receive heavy snowfall. Icing is likely from eastern Kansas into the southern Appalachians. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Fair

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed W 9 mph
Barometer 30.22 in (1024.8 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill17°F (-8°C)
Last update 4 Jan 10:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Ridgecrest NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of rain after 1pm, mixing with freezing rain after 5pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain or freezing rain before 8pm, then rain showers.  Patchy fog between midnight and 1am. Low around 32. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

    Low: 32 °F

    Rain/Freezing
    Rain then
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of snow showers.  High near 45. Breezy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 45 °F

    Showers then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Blustery.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday
A chance of rain after 1pm, mixing with freezing rain after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain or freezing rain before 8pm, then rain showers. Patchy fog between midnight and 1am. Low around 32. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Monday
Rain showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of snow showers. High near 45. Breezy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 33.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Blustery.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Ridgecrest NC
 35.55°N 82.29°W (Elev. 3107 ft)
9:39 pm EST Jan 4, 2025
11pm EST Jan 4, 2025-6pm EST Jan 11, 2025
 
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