Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Fog/Mist

67°F

19°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.24 in (1021.4 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Last update 31 Aug 7:54 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE Leicester NC

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. Light north wind.

    High: 88 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind.

    High: 91 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. Light north wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ESE Leicester NC
 35.64°N 82.64°W (Elev. 1985 ft)
6:13 am EDT Aug 31, 2026
8am EDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 6, 2026
 
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