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Henderson County

County seat Hendersonville. Roughly 1,300 to 4,600 ft, topping out at Little Pisgah Mountain — a spread of about 3,300 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 wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  • Tonight

    68°

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely between 11pm and 2am, then areas of fog and showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  • Sunday

    77°

    Rain showers and areas of fog before 11am, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  • Sunday Night

    65°

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 0 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Monday

    78°

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 0 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

  • Monday Night

    64°

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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

No gauge we track sits inside Henderson County. See all river levels for the nearest ones.

Nearest reporting stations

What the profile for this county is built from

  • Hendersonville2,146 ft · 3 km · modeled
  • Asheville Regional Airport2,165 ft · 12 km · observed
  • Waynesville2,657 ft · 49 km · modeled
  • Rutherford County Airport1,077 ft · 50 km · observed
  • Mount Mitchell6,684 ft · 51 km · modeled