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NORTH CAROLINA · BUNCOMBE COUNTY

Asheville

94,992 people, 2,060 ft above sea level in Buncombe County.

2,060 ftElevation, city center
94,992People, 2024 estimate
45 sq miLand area
Mostly clear 51°
Mostly clear now Dew point 49° · Calm · high 81°
City of Asheville River Interstate 2 miles
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The Asheville plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Asheville

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 AM EDT
RIGHT NOW Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL) · 3:54 AM
Mostly clear
51° Mostly clear Feels like 51° · high of 81° near 3 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity92%falling to 38% this afternoon
Pressure30.03 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
Clouds
UV index7 by 1 PMhigh; shade by midday
Dew point 49° · Dry61° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Friday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 250.01 in · 4 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Buncombe County
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:37 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:23 AM7:17 PM ↓
11 h 54 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 92% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
55
MODERATEAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 48, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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mostly clear night
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mostly sunny
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mostly clear night
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mostly sunny
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TEMPERATURE °F
55°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 51 to 61°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 75° / 53°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
81° 56°
0% rain — E 2 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
82° 57°
0% rain — SSE 4 A
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
84° 60°
0% rain — S 5 B
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
85° 64°
30% rain up to 0.1″ S 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Showers likely Showers likely
81° 63°
70% rain 0.1–1.8″ SE 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
73° 59°
80% rain 0.06–1.5″ NNW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Chance of showers Chance of showers
70° 50°
40% rain up to 0.4″ NNE 6 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
Map of a 72-hour back-trajectory: the air now over Asheville was over the Appalachians three days ago.
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Asheville at 5,000 feet was over the Appalachians three days ago, about 290 miles back along its path. It has stayed over land, which is why the air feels dry. Traced hour by hour through GFS analyses of the 850 hPa wind.

THIS WEEK, TWO YEARS AGO Sept. 26–27, 2024

The wettest two days this week has seen

9.89 inches of rain fell in two days, the most for this week of the year since records began in 1869. The next wettest, 5.09 inches, fell in 1964.

5.09″
9.89″
19642024
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Asheville Area threaded record since 1869.
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NORTH CAROLINA · BUNCOMBE

Asheville

94,992 people, 2,060 ft above sea level in Buncombe County.

2,060 ftElevation
94,992People
45 sq miLand
Mostly clear 51°
Mostly clearDew point 49°
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Today in Asheville

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly clear night 55° 0%
7a mostly sunny 54° 0%
10a mostly sunny 62° 0%
1p clear day 75° 0%
4p clear day 79° 0%
7p mostly clear night 71° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINFriday · 30%
→
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56
81
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57
82
A
Thu0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60
84
B
Fri30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
64
85
B
Sat70%
Showers likely Showers likely
63
81
C
Sun80%
Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
59
73
C
Mon40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
50
70
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, TWO YEARS AGO · SEPT. 26–27, 2024

9.89 inches in two days, the most for this week since 1869.