Observed 5:10 PM EDT at KAVL

Dana, NC weather

Sunny and 61°16°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the southeast. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 45Good; EPA forecast · PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 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 41°5° tonight at 5 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 62°17° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 62°17° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 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 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	7%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	67%	2%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	98%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	35%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	34%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	48%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	54%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	22%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	19%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	89%	11%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	79%	10%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	73%	8%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	66%	9%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	7%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	5%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	63%	2%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	70%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	99%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	16%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	99%	13%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	99%	11%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	98%	10%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	2%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	2%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	1%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	1%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	49%	0%	5
Mon 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	48%	0%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 41°5°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
41°5°–43°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 42°6°. Typical 67°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 41°5°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
35°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  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 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
4 mph7 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
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
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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
59°15°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 60°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 42°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 41°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–72°.

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

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

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 619 cfs

Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft
Flow: 353 cfs

Forecast peak 5.2 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Mud Creek (NC) at N Main St 1 N Hendersonville

5.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Green River (NC) at Lake Summit Dam

6.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 100 ft

Reading from Sat 4:49 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 63% less heating than a typical week.

This week 29Typical 78

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 23
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 8 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 2:00 PM–5:00 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 7°4° 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

Dana weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 6:08–6:59 PM; Morning 7:27–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:09 PM; Morning 7:17–7:27 AM; first light 7:17 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:09 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:59 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Dana. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,200 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Dana, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

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

French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre

Mud Creek (NC) at N Main St 1 N Hendersonville

Green River (NC) at Lake Summit Dam

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