Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Overcast

57°F

14°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed NW 10 mph
Barometer 29.74 in (1005.7 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 Dec 5:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Asheville NC

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers before 7am, then a slight chance of rain between 7am and 8am.  Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 34 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 18 to 23 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 50 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers before 7am, then a slight chance of rain between 7am and 8am. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 34 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 18 to 23 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles N Asheville NC
 35.59°N 82.57°W (Elev. 2119 ft)
5:58 am EST Dec 29, 2025
6am EST Dec 29, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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