Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Mostly Cloudy

54°F

12°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1015.2 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill52°F (11°C)
Last update 28 Dec 5:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW Chimney Rock NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain after 5am.  Areas of fog before 3am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 54 by 2am. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 32 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance Rain
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Windy, with a northwest wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 47.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of rain after 5am. Areas of fog before 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 54 by 2am. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 32 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Windy, with a northwest wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 47.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles SW Chimney Rock NC
 35.41°N 82.28°W (Elev. 2799 ft)
12:18 pm EST Dec 28, 2025
6pm EST Dec 28, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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