Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Overcast

46°F

8°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.84 in (1009.9 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 7:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Asheville NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before 1pm.  Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 60. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 60 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 42 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 60 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am.  Cloudy, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 60. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 53.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
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Point Forecast:
Asheville NC
 35.57°N 82.54°W (Elev. 1982 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
8am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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