Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Fair

44°F

7°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.91 in (1013.5 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Dec 4:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Zirconia NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the morning.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 1am.  Cloudy, with a low around 42. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain.  High near 44. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 44 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 38 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 42. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
Rain. High near 44. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Zirconia NC
 35.16°N 82.5°W (Elev. 2910 ft)
12:18 pm EST Dec 31, 2025
5pm EST Dec 31, 2025-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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