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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Overcast

49°F

9°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed SW 12 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1011.9 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 25 Feb 7:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Newfound NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly after 9pm.  Patchy fog after 3am. Low around 41. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 10am.  Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 54. West wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 54 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 4am.  Patchy fog after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly after 9pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Low around 41. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 54. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 4am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Newfound NC
 35.59°N 82.79°W (Elev. 3422 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
8pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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