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 83%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1011.7 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 25 Feb 8:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Laurel Park NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 4am.  Cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 6 to 8 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: 44 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 11am.  Patchy fog between 8am and 3pm. High near 56. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 56 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2am.  Patchy fog after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 44 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 6 to 8 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 11am. Patchy fog between 8am and 3pm. High near 56. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 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 2am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Laurel Park NC
 35.32°N 82.51°W (Elev. 2552 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
9pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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