FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, NC
Below action stageFRENCH 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
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 level is being forecast right now, which generally means precipitation is falling as rain at every elevation.
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.
Conditions vary far more by elevation here than by distance
Lowest to highest
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
What the profile for this county is built from