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Extremely critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop across the Great Basin and Southwest today, and exceptionally dry and windy conditions will promote rapid wildfire spread through the weekend. Scattered severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible across parts of the Ozark Plateau into lower Ohio Valley and parts of the northern Rockies into adjacent Great Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Mostly Cloudy

77°F

25°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1018.0 mb)
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 26 Jun 7:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Blantyre NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind.

    Low: 66 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm.  Patchy fog after 1am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light west southwest wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 86. Light north northwest wind.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 86 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 87 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 68 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light west southwest wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 86. Light north northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Blantyre NC
 35.35°N 82.65°W (Elev. 2402 ft)
6:59 pm EDT Jun 26, 2026
7pm EDT Jun 26, 2026-6pm EDT Jul 3, 2026
 
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