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Lake Effect Snow through Saturday: A Series of Storms Impact the West

Lake effect snow showers will continue through Saturday downwind of Lakes Erie, Ontario and the eastern portion of Lake Superior. A series of storm systems will continue to impact California and the Pacific Northwest through the weekend and into next week, bringing widespread rainfall, mountain snowfall, and gusty winds. Coastal flooding is expected in northern California. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1009.0 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill54°F (12°C)
Last update 2 Jan 4:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Graphite NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Cloudy then
    Rain Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 2pm. Patchy fog before 4pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Light north northwest wind becoming northwest 9 to 14 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 2pm. Patchy fog before 4pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Light north northwest wind becoming northwest 9 to 14 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Graphite NC
 35.71°N 82.28°W (Elev. 5194 ft)
Last Update:
12:18 pm EST Jan 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm EST Jan 2, 2026-6pm EST Jan 9, 2026
 
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