Outdoor conditions in

Asheville

North Carolina

Current concerns

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 59°Patchy Fog1% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  2. 58°Patchy Fog1% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  3. 62°Patchy Fog1% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
  4. 68°Mostly Sunny1% rain89% humidityGusts 2 mph
  5. 74°Sunny1% rain79% humidityGusts 2 mph
  6. 80°Sunny2% rain63% humidityGusts 5 mph
  7. 83°Sunny2% rain54% humidityGusts 3 mph
  8. 85°Sunny2% rain48% humidityGusts 5 mph
  9. 87°Sunny2% rain46% humidityGusts 6 mph
  10. 86°Sunny1% rain46% humidityGusts 8 mph
  11. 85°Sunny1% rain47% humidityGusts 9 mph
  12. 83°Mostly Clear1% rain51% humidityGusts 9 mph
  13. 78°Mostly Clear1% rain60% humidityGusts 8 mph
  14. 74°Mostly Clear0% rain71% humidityGusts 7 mph
  15. 70°Mostly Clear0% rain79% humidityGusts 6 mph
  16. 68°Clear0% rain84% humidityGusts 5 mph
  17. 66°Clear0% rain89% humidityGusts 5 mph
  18. 65°Mostly Clear0% rain90% humidityGusts 5 mph
  19. 64°Partly Cloudy0% rain92% humidityGusts 3 mph
  20. 63°Partly Cloudy0% rain93% humidityGusts 3 mph
  21. 62°Mostly Cloudy0% rain95% humidityGusts 2 mph
  22. 61°Mostly Cloudy1% rain98% humidityGusts 2 mph
  23. 60°Cloudy1% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
  24. 59°Patchy Fog1% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Humidity
46–100%
Wind
9 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
28%
Humidity
48–100%
Wind
35 mph
Sat

Saturday looks breezy.

Rain
25%
Humidity
57–95%
Wind
35 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
9%
Humidity
41–86%
Wind
12 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
6%
Humidity
53–90%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 87° / 58°Today looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Humidity 46–100% · Wind 9 mph
  2. 82° / 56°Friday looks breezy.28% rain · Humidity 48–100% · Wind 35 mph
  3. 56° / 43°Saturday looks breezy.25% rain · Humidity 57–95% · Wind 35 mph
  4. 59° / 35°Sunday looks fairly quiet.9% rain · Humidity 41–86% · Wind 12 mph
  5. 64° / 36°Monday looks fairly quiet.6% rain · Humidity 53–90% · Wind 10 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Buncombe County area · Updated Thu 7:26 AM
39GoodUS AQI

Good now, rising to Moderate by 12 PM.

Sky check

Light smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 2:46 AM

Air near ground39 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Asheville radar

Radar animation for Asheville, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Lower-concern hours fall overnight.

No lower-concern three-hour stretch between 9 AM and 11 PM appears in this outlook.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowLower weather concern

Humidity is 100% with light wind and gusts below 4 mph.

Humidity
100%
Wind
1 mph
Gusts
3 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Buncombe County area, about 2 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Asheville, NC, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.