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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

52°F

11°C

Humidity	49%
Wind Speed	N 5 mph
Barometer	30.15 in (1020.3 mb)
Dewpoint	33°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	51°F (11°C)
Last update	14 Mar 9:54 am EDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Graphite NC

Today
High: 53 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 50 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 40 °F
Showers and
Windy
Monday
High: 46 °F
Windy.
Showers then
Rain/Snow
Monday Night
Low: 14 °F
Very Windy.
Chance Snow
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 20 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Very
Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 15 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 33 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog after 2pm. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Showers likely before 2am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 3am, then showers after 3am. Low around 40. Windy, with a south wind 24 to 29 mph increasing to 31 to 36 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday

Rain showers before 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 46. Windy, with a south wind 28 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Very windy.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Very windy.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 15.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 46.