Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Fair

50°F

10°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.99 in (1013.6 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 27 Mar 4:54 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Black Balsam NC

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Windy. Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 27. East northeast wind around 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 27. East northeast wind around 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Black Balsam NC
 35.32°N 82.87°W (Elev. 5574 ft)
2:24 am EDT Mar 27, 2026
5am EDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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