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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Overcast

71°F

22°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed W 5 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1018.1 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Oct 3:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Walnut NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Calm wind.

    High: 70 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 57. Light northwest wind.

    Low: 57 °F

    Cloudy then
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 71. West northwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Calm wind.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Calm wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 57. Light northwest wind.
Monday
Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 71. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Sunday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Walnut NC
 35.83°N 82.76°W (Elev. 2441 ft)
Last Update:
2:23 pm EDT Oct 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm EDT Oct 4, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 11, 2026
 
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