Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed NW 10 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1011.3 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 1 Jan 3:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Black Balsam NC

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. West wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain, mainly after 1am.  Low around 36. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain.  High near 37. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 37 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 41.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. West wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 36. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain. High near 37. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 41.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
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Point Forecast:
Black Balsam NC
 35.32°N 82.87°W (Elev. 5574 ft)
1:03 am EST Jan 1, 2026
4am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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