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Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central 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.

Fair

51°F

11°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed NW 12 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.19 in (1022.1 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 19 Apr 9:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Graphite NC

Freeze Watch April 21, 12:00am until April 21, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind around 8 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
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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:
9:29 pm EDT Apr 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm EDT Apr 19, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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