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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Fair

44°F

7°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed S 17 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1014.5 mb)
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill36°F (2°C)
Last update 16 Jan 3:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Black Balsam NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow and freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet before 5am, then a chance of snow and sleet. Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Windy, with a southwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Wintry
    Mix Likely
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow, mixing with freezing rain after 7am, then gradually ending. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix and
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 22. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Blustery.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 22.

    High: 22 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow and freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet before 5am, then a chance of snow and sleet. Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Windy, with a southwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of snow, mixing with freezing rain after 7am, then gradually ending. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 22. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 28.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Blustery.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 22.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 34.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Black Balsam NC
 35.32°N 82.87°W (Elev. 5574 ft)
Last Update:
12:18 pm EST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm EST Jan 16, 2026-6pm EST Jan 23, 2026
 
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