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

48°F

9°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1009.9 mb)
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 1:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Flat Rock NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Rain likely, mainly after 5am.  Cloudy, with a low around 45. South southwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 45 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 1pm.  High near 60. South southwest wind around 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 60 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 44 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 45. South southwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 1pm. High near 60. South southwest wind around 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Flat Rock NC
 35.27°N 82.44°W (Elev. 2182 ft)
12:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
2am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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