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Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Mostly Cloudy

63°F

17°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 30.23 in (1022.6 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Apr 12:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Alexander NC

Frost Advisory April 21, 12:00am until April 21, 09:00am
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Frost Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Light south wind.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Light west northwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Light south wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Light west northwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday
Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Alexander NC
 35.71°N 82.61°W (Elev. 2096 ft)
Last Update:
6:41 am EDT Apr 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm EDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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