Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Fog/Mist

67°F

19°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.24 in (1021.4 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Last update 31 Aug 7:54 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Saluda NC

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the morning.

    High: 88 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny then
    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SE Saluda NC
 35.21°N 82.33°W (Elev. 1972 ft)
6:13 am EDT Aug 31, 2026
8am EDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 6, 2026
 
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