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Buncombe County

County seat Asheville. Roughly 1,600 to 6,410 ft, topping out at Potato Knob — a spread of about 4,810 vertical feet, which is why one forecast number for this county is close to meaningless.

No snow line in play

No snow level is being forecast right now, which generally means precipitation is falling as rain at every elevation.

Forecast

Issued by GSP for the county centre

  • This Afternoon

    77°

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Tonight

    68°

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then areas of fog and showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Sunday

    80°

    Rain showers likely and areas of fog before 11am, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Sunday Night

    66°

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East southeast wind 1 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  • Monday

    80°

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

  • Monday Night

    65°

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

This is the forecast for a single point near the middle of the county. Use a town below for something closer to where you actually are.

Elevation bands in this county

Conditions vary far more by elevation here than by distance

  • Below 2,500 ft
  • 2,500 – 3,500 ft
  • 3,500 – 4,500 ft
  • Above 4,500 ft
See the live elevation profile

Towns

Lowest to highest

River gauges in this county

All gauges

FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, NC: Below action stage.

1.02ft

704 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

5.5 ft below action stage.

Forecast crest 2.00 ft

SWANNANOA RIVER AT BILTMORE, NC: Below action stage.

1.44ft

62 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

7.6 ft below action stage.

Forecast crest 3.00 ft

Nearest reporting stations

What the profile for this county is built from

  • Asheville Regional Airport2,165 ft · 20 km · observed
  • Mount Mitchell6,684 ft · 29 km · modeled
  • Hendersonville2,146 ft · 33 km · modeled
  • Burnsville2,814 ft · 40 km · modeled
  • Waynesville2,657 ft · 44 km · modeled