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Insufficient winter recharge due to well below normal precipitation has resulted in widespread Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) drought conditions across all of the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia.
March 8-14 is South Carolina Severe Weather and Flood Safety Week

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity	26%
Wind Speed	SE 13 mph
Barometer	30.09 in (1018.1 mb)
Dewpoint	33°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 Mar 5:54 pm EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Graphite NC

Tonight
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 49 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 47 °F⇑
Chance
Showers and
Breezy then
Showers and
Windy
Monday
High: 47 °F
Windy.
Showers then
Wintry Mix
Monday Night
Low: 13 °F
Very Windy.
Chance Snow
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 22 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 16 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Patchy fog after 2pm. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Sunday Night

Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Temperature rising to around 58 by 4am. Windy, with a south wind 23 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday

Rain showers, possibly mixed with sleet before 2pm, then snow showers and sleet likely, possibly mixed with rain showers between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of snow showers and sleet after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 47. Windy, with a south wind 26 to 36 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday Night

A chance of snow showers before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 44 to 47 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Windy.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 16.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 46.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34.