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

50°F

10°C

Humidity	83%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.87 in (1010.3 mb)
Dewpoint	45°F (7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	25 Feb 11:54 pm EST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Zirconia NC

Overnight
Low: 45 °F
Showers
Likely
Thursday
High: 56 °F
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Thursday Night
Low: 45 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Friday
High: 55 °F
Slight Chance
Rain then
Mostly Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: 41 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 63 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 42 °F
Clear
Sunday
High: 66 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 24 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 56. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 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 4am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. 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 55. East wind around 6 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Light and variable wind.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 63.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 42.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.