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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Fair

56°F

13°C

Humidity	87%
Wind Speed	S 14 G 23 mph
Barometer	29.90 in (1011.4 mb)
Dewpoint	52°F (11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	28 Dec 11:54 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

Enka NC

Overnight
Low: 53 °F
Chance Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Monday
High: 50 °F⇓
Chance
Showers then
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 36 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 49 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Clear
New Year's Day
High: 51 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 40 percent chance of rain after 4am. Patchy fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 53. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 35 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 49.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

New Year's Day

Sunny, with a high near 51.