Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Overcast

48°F

9°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1011.7 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 25 Feb 8:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE Craggy Gardens NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers.  Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 38. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 38 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 10am.  Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 44. Southwest wind around 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 44 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Areas Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Patchy fog between 7pm and 9pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 46. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 46 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 38. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 44. Southwest wind around 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog between 7pm and 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 38.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 44.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 39.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 34.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ENE Craggy Gardens NC
 35.71°N 82.36°W (Elev. 4774 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
9pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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