Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from March 28, 08:00 AM EDT until March 28, 11:00 PM EDT

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity	45%
Wind Speed	N 20 G 30 mph
Barometer	29.98 in (1013.4 mb)
Dewpoint	56°F (13°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Heat Index	80°F (27°C)
Last update	27 Mar 4:54 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Graphite NC

Red Flag Warning March 28, 08:00am until March 28, 11:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

This Afternoon
High: 61 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 27 °F
Very Windy.
Chance
Showers then
Decreasing
Clouds
Saturday
High: 43 °F
Sunny and
Very Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 44 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 38 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 56 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 61 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Very windy, with a northwest wind 33 to 38 mph increasing to 41 to 46 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 43. Very windy, with a north wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 14 to 24 mph. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 26. East northeast wind around 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 47.