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 N 10 G 18 mph
Barometer 30.18 in (1021.5 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 19 Apr 8:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Craggy Gardens NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy frost after 1am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

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

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
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 67.
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Point Forecast:
Craggy Gardens NC
 35.72°N 82.41°W (Elev. 4114 ft)
7:05 pm EDT Apr 19, 2026
9pm EDT Apr 19, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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