Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.02 in (1015.9 mb)
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 27 Dec 7:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Zirconia NC

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 9 mph after midnight.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 8am and noon.  Patchy fog before 2pm.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 55. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 55 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 10pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 51 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Blustery.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 9 mph after midnight.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 8am and noon. Patchy fog before 2pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 55. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Blustery.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 47.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Zirconia NC
 35.16°N 82.5°W (Elev. 2910 ft)
7:03 am EST Dec 27, 2025
8am EST Dec 27, 2025-6pm EST Jan 2, 2026
 
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