Severe Thunderstorms for Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Typhoon Approaching Guam

A cold front will sweep eastward today accompanied by strong to severe thunderstorms for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. In the wake of this cold front, autumn like temperatures and gusty winds from the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes to most of the eastern seaboard. Fire weather conditions for lower Mississippi Valley into portions of California. For Guam, a typhoon is approaching. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Overcast

71°F

22°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed N 13 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1011.9 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 16 Oct 7:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Swannanoa NC

Freeze Watch October 18, 01:00am until October 18, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am.  Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 47 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 5am.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Clear then
    Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Widespread frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSE Swannanoa NC
 35.58°N 82.37°W (Elev. 3658 ft)
6:28 pm EDT Oct 16, 2026
8pm EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 23, 2026
 
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