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Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Partly Cloudy

70°F

21°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1014.4 mb)
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Jul 2:54 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Sams Gap NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 60 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 71 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Light north wind.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 74 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. High near 76. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 76 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 62 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Light north wind.
Monday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. High near 76. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sams Gap NC
 35.95°N 82.55°W (Elev. 3757 ft)
Last Update:
2:30 am EDT Jul 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am EDT Jul 26, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 1, 2026
 
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