Right now81°Mostly Clear
Needs attention
Current concerns
Outside today
Air quality is today's main catch.
Moderate, with fine particles doing the heavy lifting.
- Rain
- 17%peak today
- Wind
- 3 mphgusts to 7
- Air
- 56US AQI · Moderate
How today changes
The next 24 hours
A fairly easy outdoor day: 81° now, with no major weather interruption in sight.
- 84°14% rainGusts 6 mph
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See the full 24 hours
- 84°14% rainGusts 6 mph
- 85°14% rainGusts 7 mph
- 85°12% rainGusts 7 mph
- 85°14% rainGusts 7 mph
- 83°17% rainGusts 7 mph
- 80°16% rainGusts 7 mph
- 76°5% rainGusts 6 mph
- 74°3% rainGusts 5 mph
- 72°2% rainGusts 3 mph
- 71°1% rainGusts 3 mph
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- 80°0% rainGusts 6 mph
- 84°2% rainGusts 6 mph
- 87°14% rainGusts 5 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Today looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 17%
- Wind
- 7 mph
Monday carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 33%
- Wind
- 6 mph
Tuesday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 21%
- Wind
- 6 mph
Wednesday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 22%
- Wind
- 5 mph
Thursday carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 33%
- Wind
- 6 mph
- 85° / 71°Today looks fairly quiet.17% rain · Wind 7 mph
- 89° / 65°Monday carries a thunderstorm chance.33% rain · Wind 6 mph
- 90° / 65°Tuesday looks fairly quiet.21% rain · Wind 6 mph
- 91° / 67°Wednesday looks fairly quiet.22% rain · Wind 5 mph
- 90° / 68°Thursday carries a thunderstorm chance.33% rain · Wind 6 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
Buncombe County area · Updated Sun 1:00 PMModerate now, easing to Good by Sun.
Sky check
Light smoke overhead
Satellite view · Updated Sun 1:41 PMAir near ground56 · Moderate US AQI
See smoke mapHow we know
Air quality describes Buncombe County area, about 2 miles from this place.
Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.
Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters
Rain, in motion
Asheville radar
Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 2:20 PM EDT.
Radar loads when you reach it.
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