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Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California

Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed NW 15 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1012.8 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 1 Jan 7:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Asheville NC

Wind Advisory January 1, 08:32am until January 1, 12:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory January 1, 08:32am until January 1, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Thu

    Wind Advisory

  • New Year's Day

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 56. Light northwest wind.

    High: 56 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain. High near 48. Light east southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 48 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 49. North northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 56. Light northwest wind.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain. High near 48. Light east southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
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Point Forecast:
Asheville NC
 35.57°N 82.54°W (Elev. 1982 ft)
Last Update:
6:23 am EST Jan 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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