Excessive Rainfall and Tropical Storm in the South; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest

Excessive rainfall may produce considerable, potentially life-threatening, flooding across the lower Mississippi River Valley and central Great Lakes region through tonight. Tropical Storm Arthur will move northeastward along the Texas coast today and then move inland over southwestern Louisiana by tonight. An outbreak of severe thunderstorms is expected across portions of Illinois and Indiana. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Fair

83°F

28°C

Humidity	41%
Wind Speed	S 12 G 23 mph
Barometer	29.89 in (1009.5 mb)
Dewpoint	57°F (14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	82°F (28°C)
Last update	17 Jun 3:54 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Asheville NC

Tonight
Low: 66 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Thursday
High: 86 °F
Sunny then
T-storms
Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 65 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Juneteenth
High: 82 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 59 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 84 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 61 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 85 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 65 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Thursday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 2pm and 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 86. Light southwest wind becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Juneteenth

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

A chance of thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 84.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Monday

A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 85. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 80%.