WNC News & Weather

02/16/2025

Sunset tonight in Asheville...

From Asheville Pictures

02/16/2025

Check out the Crepuscular Rays over the North Carolina mountains!

Crepuscular rays are sunbeams that appear as rays of light extending from the sun through gaps in clouds. They are most visible during twilight, near sunrise or sunset.

Photo Credit: Asheville Pictures

02/16/2025

Hello everyone George here with the forecast for Western North Carolina. This week will be a rollercoaster week of weather and temperatures.

(FOR THE ASHEVILLE AREA)

Today

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 39 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 21 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Washington's Birthday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. North northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Wednesday

Snow showers. High near 38. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

02/15/2025

[9 AM Sat 2/15] Surface observations still show a few spots below freezing in the northern NC mountains, with NWS radar depicting light precip. Look out for light icing this morning, esp. on bridges, decks, handrails. Threat ends once temps rise above 32, 10 AM to noon.

Cool and rainy today, with a brief period of light freezing rain possible this morning over the northern NC mountains. A cold front crosses the area Sunday with very gusty winds and isolated thunderstorms, a few possibly strong to severe. Stay weather aware!

02/15/2025

🚨Busy weather weekend coming up for the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia with freezing rain, potential for strong to severe thunderstorms, and gusty winds. Precipitation and saturated soils combined with storms and gusty winds could result in isolated to scattered power outages.

🧊Freezing rain will be possible across the northern mountains and northern Blue Ridge Escarpment at precipitation onset early Saturday morning. Ice accumulations will be light and any freezing rain that develops will transition over to rain later in the day Saturday.

⚡️A strong cold front will bring a line of storms across the area overnight Saturday into Sunday morning. The main threats are locally damaging winds and an isolated tornado or two, mainly along and south of I-85, but can't be ruled out elsewhere.

💨Dry conditions and gusty winds will develop behind the cold front later Sunday morning. Gusts of 30-40 mph will be common across most of the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia through Sunday evening and linger in the higher elevations into overnight Sunday. Gusts of 40-50 mph are expected across portions of the North Carolina mountains, especially above 3500 feet.

02/14/2025

02/14/2025

You'll love the weather today, sunny and dry with seasonal temperatures, so enjoy it if you can. Cold and rainy conditions return Saturday, with some light freezing rain possible in the morning. Showers and possible thunderstorms move through Sunday morning...

☔Is your mud starting to dry out? Do you miss a cold rainy day? If so, we have great news for you! Cold rain returns again tomorrow with showers likely across much of the area along with temperatures in the low 40s to low 50s.

02/13/2025

🌧️It sure has been wet the last several days! Here's a look at rainfall totals from across the area since Tuesday!

(ALSO THE COMPLETE FORECAST FOR WNC AND THE UPSTATE)

(For the Northern mountain counties)

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 40 by 5pm. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday

A chance of freezing rain before 9am, then rain showers. High near 50. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night

Showers. Low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday

Showers, mainly before noon. High near 53. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

(For the Asheville area)

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 44 by 5pm. North northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

Saturday

Showers, mainly after 8am. High near 56. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night

Showers. Low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday

Showers, mainly before noon. High near 57. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

(FOR THE UPSTATE)

This Afternoon

Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind around 8 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 51. East wind 3 to 5 mph.

Friday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. Calm wind.

Saturday

Showers likely, mainly after 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night

Showers. Low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday

Showers, mainly before noon. High near 65. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

02/13/2025

02/12/2025

Power outages from Duke and French Broad...

02/12/2025

02/12/2025

*WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON*

* WHAT...Freezing rain. Additional ice accumulations around a light glaze to a tenth of an inch.

* WHERE...Caldwell Mountains, McDowell Mountains, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM EST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Icing may create slippery conditions on roads, bridges and sidewalks. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday evening commute.

ICE STORM WARNING

Avery-Burke Mountains-
Including the cities of Ingalls, Jonas Ridge, Banner Elk, and
Newland
1243 PM EST Wed Feb 12 2025
..ICE STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Significant icing ongoing. Additional ice accumulations up to a tenth of an inch possible through this afternoon.

* WHERE...Avery and Burke Mountains Counties.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM EST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Ice accumulations could make some roads treacherous. The weight of ice on tree limbs and power lines could produce numerous outages. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute.

☔️ Periods of moderate to heavy rainfall are likely through early Thursday morning.

🌧️Soils could become saturated in some areas by multiple rounds of rainfall, and may result in nuisance to minor stream flooding.

Periods of rain will continue. This may result in minor nuisance flooding of small streams and low- lying areas, especially across northeast Georgia, western Upstate South Carolina, and portions of the North Carolina foothills and Piedmont. Another round of heavy rainfall is likely this evening into tonight as a slow-moving cold front enters the area. Soils could become saturated in some areas by the earlier round of rainfall, and may result in another threat of nuisance to minor stream flooding.

02/12/2025

Water is back at 11:30am

The large water line break that affected all of Town last night has been repaired. Water has been restored under a boil water advisory.

02/12/2025

Hello everyone George here with an update....

Additional heavy rainfall is expected later this evening through the overnight hours. A relative lull in rainfall rates will occur for part of Wednesday but will pick up again late in the day and peak Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Minor flooding may develop along some area rivers, mainly along the French Broad, Tuckasegee, and Pigeon Rivers. Localized nuisance flooding of low-lying and poor-drainage areas can't be ruled out Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

02/12/2025

Thank you to Asheville Pictures and James Reynolds for another beautiful sunset picture....

02/12/2025

JCPenney has announced that its store at the Asheville Mall, its only location in the city, is officially closing its doors this year.

02/12/2025

Immediate Job Opening – Full-Time Telecommunicator

The Yancey County Sheriff's Office is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a full-time Telecommunicator. This critical role involves answering emergency and non-emergency calls, dispatching first responders, and providing vital communication support to law enforcement and emergency services. Strong multitasking, communication, and computer skills are essential.
Apply today! For an application stop by the Yancey County Sheriff's Office at 4 East Main Street -- bottom floor of the courthouse.