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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Mostly Cloudy

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed N 9 G 16 mph
Barometer 30.07 in (1020.0 mb)
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 28 Jan 5:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Zirconia NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 34 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the evening.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. North wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 34 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow
    Likely and
    Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 22 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Very windy.

    Low: 10 °F

    Very Windy.
    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 24. Windy.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph.
Thursday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the evening.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. North wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Very windy.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 24. Windy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 35.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Zirconia NC
 35.16°N 82.5°W (Elev. 2910 ft)
Last Update:
6:29 pm EST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm EST Jan 28, 2026-6pm EST Feb 4, 2026
 
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