Observed 2:55 PM EDT at KAVL

Biltmore Forest, NC weather

Sunny and 61°16°, jacket by 8 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Air quality: 47Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Falling · −0.08 inHg−2.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Low 36°2° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
Fog Monday 4–9 AM

This afternoonNear 64°18° · Clear
TonightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 65°18° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 69°21° by 2 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	10%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	9%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	5%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	2%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	2%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	10%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	14%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	8%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	7%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	3%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	3%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	4%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	50%	3%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	2%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	99%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	99%	4%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	99%	5%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	99%	7%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	99%	12%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 4a	Fog	42°6° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	19%	0
Mon 5a	Fog	41°5° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	98%	24%	0
Mon 6a	Fog	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	99%	23%	0
Mon 7a	Fog	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	23%	0
Mon 8a	Fog	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	21%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	42°6° (likely 36°2° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	97%	22%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	3%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	78%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	63%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	0%	5

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 36°2°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 64. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 38°3°. Typical 67°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. East southeast wind 0 to 6 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Fog. High 72°22°, low 38°3°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
33°1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 42°6°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
33°1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 36°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 38°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 38°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 68–75°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GSP) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Swannanoa River below Hendersonville Rd (NC 81), in Biltmore Village (2 S Asheville)

2.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 44 cfs

Forecast peak 1.3 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

French Broad River at Pearson Bridge Rd, 2 NW Asheville

5.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 850 cfs

Forecast peak 1.1 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

French Broad River at Old Fanning Bridge Rd, 3 W Fletcher

7.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 624 cfs

Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 354 cfs

Forecast peak 5.2 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 62% less heating than a typical week.

This week 30Typical 78

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 24
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 15 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Asheville Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1876–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−10°−6°SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
−2°−1°ThuOct 22
−2°−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Biltmore Forest weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
Golden hour: 6:08–6:59 PM; Morning 7:28–8:19 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:09 PM; Morning 7:18–7:28 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:09 PM–7:19 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:00 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Biltmore Forest. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,500 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Biltmore Forest, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Swannanoa River below Hendersonville Rd (NC 81), in Biltmore Village (2 S Asheville)

French Broad River at Pearson Bridge Rd, 2 NW Asheville

French Broad River at Old Fanning Bridge Rd, 3 W Fletcher

French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon