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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Fair

40°F

4°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed N 10 G 20 mph
Barometer 30.24 in (1024.8 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 23 Jan 7:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Cradle of Forestry NC

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 01:00pm until January 26, 01:00pm
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Ice Storm Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of snow before 4pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of sleet after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 32 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Wintry Mix

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after midnight. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 18. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 18 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain before noon, then rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 39. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Heavy Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain, mainly before 11pm. Low around 19. Southwest wind 7 to 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 19 °F

    Rain then
    Chance Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery.

    High: 25 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow before 4pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of sleet after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after midnight. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 18. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Freezing rain before noon, then rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 39. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain, mainly before 11pm. Low around 19. Southwest wind 7 to 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 34.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Cradle of Forestry NC
 35.36°N 82.81°W (Elev. 3497 ft)
Last Update:
5:54 pm EST Jan 23, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EST Jan 23, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026
 
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