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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Light Rain

47°F

8°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.85 in (1010.1 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 8:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSE Price Creek NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before 1pm. The rain could be heavy at times.  Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 48. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 48 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 8pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 38 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 50 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain likely, mainly between 10am and noon.  Cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 42 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before 1pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 48. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 39.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly between 10am and noon. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 9pm, then a chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 51.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSE Price Creek NC
 35.83°N 82.37°W (Elev. 4439 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
9am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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