Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Overcast

49°F

9°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1011.4 mb)
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 25 Feb 9:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSE Zirconia NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 4am.  Cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 48 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 10am.  Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 58. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 58 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 5am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Light and variable wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 47 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 57. East wind around 6 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 58. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 57. East wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 44.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSE Zirconia NC
 35.15°N 82.45°W (Elev. 1831 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
10pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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