Asheville News & Weather

20/08/2024

Hello everyone George here with the forecast for Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina.

A couple of seasonably cool summer nights are possible for the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachians.

🤔If you think today will be nice, wait until tomorrow!

🥳Canadian high pressure will build in from the north on Wednesday leading to a much drier and cooler airmass across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia.

💯Not a bad high temperature forecast for late August!

For the Asheville area

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind.

Thursday

A slight chance of showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Light southeast wind.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 82.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

For the Greenville/Spartanburg area

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind around 6 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 7 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 85.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 87.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

19/08/2024

**TRAFFIC ALERT**

News Release
For Immediate Release
Aug. 15, 2024

I-26 Overnight Closures in Both Counties This Week
Closures change nightly

ASHEVILLE – A schedule has been set for overnight closures on Interstate 26 this week.

Each night a section of the interstate will close no earlier than 8 p.m. and open again by 6 a.m. One section will close at 10:30 p.m. Marked detours will direct traffic and traffic lights will remain green longer than normal to accommodate additional overnight traffic.

The following closures are scheduled:

Monday —

Location: I-26 East from Brevard Road (Exit 33) to Upward Road (Exit 53)

Detour: I-40 East to Hendersonville Road (Exit 50) south through Hendersonville to U.S. 176 to Upward Road and rejoin at I-26 at Exit 53

Tuesday —

Location: Starting at 8 p.m. — I-26 East from U.S. 25 (Exit 44) to U.S. 64 (Exit 49)

Detour: U.S 25 south through Hendersonville to U.S. 176 to Upward Road and to I-26 at Exit 49

Location: Starting at 10:30 p.m. — I-26 West from Airport Road (Exit 40) to Brevard Road (Exit 33

Detour: Airport Road to Hendersonville Road, north to I-40 West

Wednesday—

Location: I-26 West from U.S. 64 (Exit 49) to U.S. 25 (Exit 44)

Detour: U.S. 64 West to U.S. 25 North to I-26

Location: Airport Road onramp to I-26 East and exit ramp from I-26 east

Detour: I-26 to Exit 44, cross over interstate, join I-26 West and return to Exit 40

Thursday—

Location: I-26 West from from U.S. 64 (Exit 49) to U.S. 25 (Exit 44)

Detour: U.S. 64 West to U.S. 25 North to I-26

Location: I-26 East exit ramp at Airport Road

Detour: Take U.S. 25 (Exit 44) to Airport Road

Friday —

Location: I-26 West from U.S. 64 (Exit 49) to U.S. 25 (Exit 44)

Detour: U.S. 64 West to U.S. 25 North to I-26

These operations are part of the I-26 widening projects in Buncombe and Henderson County. Crews will utilize the closures for various operations including diamond-grinding, shoulder improvements, sign installation, paving, and Blue Ridge Parkway bridge concrete work.

For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on social media.

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17/08/2024

Hello everyone George here with an weather update for today and tomorrow for Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina.

Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 1051 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024

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This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.

Today and tonight.
Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and move east across the area into the evening. Some of these storms could become severe with damaging winds the main threat, although some large hail is also possible.

Sunday through Friday.
Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop Sunday afternoon and move east across the area into the evening. Some of these storms, especially across the Piedmont, could become severe with damaging winds and large hail.

For the Asheville area

This Afternoon

Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. North northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then isolated showers after 2am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 84. Light north northwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph

For the GSP areas

This Afternoon

Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 104. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then isolated showers between 11pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 67. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

16/08/2024

Hello everyone George here with the forecast for Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina.
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 403 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024
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Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.

Tonight.
Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. Any storm which develops will be capable of producing cloud-to-ground lightning and gusty winds. One or two of the storms could become severe, with damaging wind gusts and small hail, especially across the mountains.

Saturday through Thursday. There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms on Saturday and Sunday across the region. The main threats will be damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall.

For the Asheville area

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light and variable wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday

Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

For the GSP area
Tonight

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 102. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 67. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 89.

16/08/2024

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
107 Park Headquarters Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
865/436-1200 phone

www.nps.gov/grsm

Great Smoky Mountains News Release

DATE: August 15, 2024

CONTACT: [email protected]

Gatlinburg Bypass closed to all traffic starting August 21 for bridge rehabilitation

Road will be reopened by August 26; Gatlinburg Overlook and Campbell Lead Road will remain open

GATLINBURG, Tenn.—The National Park Service will close the Gatlinburg Bypass to all traffic between the Gatlinburg Scenic Overlook and Newfound Gap Road for bridge construction. The closure will be in place from Wednesday, August 21 at 8 p.m. until Sunday, August 25 at 8 p.m. while construction crews install a new bridge deck. The overlook and Campbell Lead Road will remain open.

During the closure, park crews will also clean drainage ditches, repair damaged guardrails, remove litter, mow road shoulders and do other roadside cleaning and maintenance.

The bridge improvement is part of an $11 million investment from the Great American Outdoors Act Legacy Restoration Fund to rehabilitate a two-mile section of Newfound Gap Road near Gatlinburg.

Work started on the road project in April and is expected to be complete by the end of September. To date, construction crews have removed and reset stone curb, improved ditches and culverts, repaved Park Headquarters Road and parking areas, repaved the Sugarlands Riding Stables entrance road and constructed new ABAAS accessible parking spaces at Park Headquarters and the stables.

Road closure and current information is posted on the park website

Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. World renowned for its diversity of plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient mountains, and the quality of its remnants of Southern Appalachian mountain culture, this....

16/08/2024

News Release

For Immediate Release

Aug. 15, 2024

I-40 Weekend Closure Switching Sides in Asheville
Drivers should take I-240 West prior to closure

ASHEVILLE – After working for weeks in the eastbound direction, a contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will switch sides and close a four-mile stretch of Interstate 40 West this weekend, weather permitting, allowing crews to safely perform rehabilitation operations on bridges between Hendersonville Road and I-26.

Crews from DBA Harrison Construction Company of Asheville will close I-40 West from Hendersonville Road (Exit 50) to I-26 at 8 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday to work on the westbound bridges over Hominy Creek Road and the French Broad River.

The primary detour will utilize I-240 West starting at Exit 53B. Digital signs across the region notify motorists to use I-240 West for I-40 West being closed ahead. The Brevard Road onramp to I-40 West will also be closed with traffic detoured to utilize the I-240 West detour route.

Planned operations this weekend includes milling and scarifying the bridge over Hominy Creek Road and adding boater protection on the bridge over French Broad River.

The $27.9 million interstate rehabilitation project includes roadway resurfacing and bridge overlays. It will also address spalling concrete on bridge substructure components — including the piers — and improve the riding surface of the four I-40 bridges over Hominy Creek and two bridges over the French Broad River. The contract calls for completion in the spring of 2026.

For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on social media.

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1503 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 | (919) 707-2660

Real time traffic and travel information for North Carolina. Provides information about road closures, accidents, congestion, traffic cameras, weather events, and work zones.

14/08/2024

Hello everyone George here with the forecast for Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light east southeast wind.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light south southeast wind.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Saturday

A chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

12/08/2024

Rapid Reaction: Debby Drenches NC in Multi-Day Rain Event

An expected active hurricane season took its first swipe at North Carolina last week, with four days of rainfall from the slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby soaking much of the state.

That heavy rain fell on already saturated soils and streams following a record wet July for parts of eastern North Carolina, which created flooding issues as our major rivers reached major flood stage.

And Debby’s damage went beyond just flooding. Tornadoes embedded in its outer bands also left a mark on towns across eastern North Carolina, adding to the impacts from a tropical storm that punched above its weight

For more click here-

An expected active hurricane season took its first swipe at North Carolina last week, with four days of rainfall from the slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby soaking much of the state. That heavy rain fell on already saturated soils and streams following a record wet July for parts of eastern North Car...

12/08/2024

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10/08/2024

Hey everyone George here with the forecast for Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina.

(The last graphic on this report are the rain totals for the entire forecast area)

For the Asheville area

Tonight

Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 86. North northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind.

Monday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

For the Upstate region

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East wind 5 to 7 mph.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North wind 3 to 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

10/08/2024

Answer Man: How will the current Blue Ridge Parkway bridge be demolished? Will the new bridge accommodate pedestrians?

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Completion of the new Blue Ridge Parkway bridge over I-26 is nearing. The existing bridge will be demolished before the new road work below it can be completed. How will the demolition be done? And what is the proje...

10/08/2024

Hey everyone, with all the extreme heat/humidity, Debby, flooding and the horrible tornadoes we had this past spring I have a simple question? Based on the graphic below.... Which season would you like? For me it's either fall or winter... Let me see some...

Comments please....

10/08/2024

Most NC hospitals will join Gov. Cooper’s patient-debt relief program. What’s next?

Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article290837659.html =cpy

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article290837659.html

North Carolina’s governor says the plan has the potential to relieve $4 billion in existing hospital medical debt. But some warn of unintended consequences.

09/08/2024

Hello everyone George here with the forecast for Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina for the weekend. Also included is the rainfall totals for the last couple of days...

For the Asheville area..
Tonight

Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 84. North northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

For the Upstate

Tonight

Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then isolated showers between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Light north northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers between 3pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 100. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Light northeast wind.

Sunday

A slight chance of showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

09/08/2024

**TRAFFIC ALERT**

News Release

For Immediate Release
AUGUST 9TH 2024

Weekend Closure of I-40 East in Asheville for Bridge Rehabilitation
Closure starts tonight through early Monday morning

ASHEVILLE – A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will close a four-mile stretch of Interstate 40 this weekend, weather permitting, allowing crews to safely perform rehabilitation operations on a bridge between I-26 and Hendersonville Road.

Crews from DBA Harrison Construction Company of Asheville will close I-40 East from the I-240 East/I-26 West interchange ­(Exit 46B) to Hendersonville Road (Exit 50) at 8 p.m. tonight through 6 a.m. Monday to work on the eastbound bridge over Hominy Creek and Hominy Creek Road.

The primary detour will utilize I-240 East. Digital signs across the area notify motorists to use I-240 East for I-40 East being closed ahead. The ramp from I-26 West to I-40 East will be closed with message boards alerting motorists to continue to I-240 East. The Brevard Road onramp to I-40 East will also be closed with traffic detoured to utilize the I-240 East detour route.

Planned operations this weekend include hydro-demolition of old concrete and adding a modified concrete that will provide a new riding surface, and paving approach areas to the bridge.

The $27.9 million interstate rehabilitation project includes roadway resurfacing and bridge overlays. It will also address spalling concrete on bridge substructure components — including the piers — and improve the riding surface of the four I-40 bridges over Hominy Creek and two bridges over the French Broad River. The contract calls for completion in the spring of 2026.

For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on social media.

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Real time traffic and travel information for North Carolina. Provides information about road closures, accidents, congestion, traffic cameras, weather events, and work zones.

09/08/2024

**TRAFFIC ADVISORY FOR I-26**

News Release

For Immediate Release

Aug. 8, 2024

Traffic Shift Coming to I-26 Green River Bridge
Single lane closure anticipated Friday night

HENDERSONVILLE – A construction project to replace the decks on the Interstate 26 bridges over the Green River will reach a significant milestone this weekend.

Pending good weather on Friday night, the contractor will shift eastbound traffic into its final pattern and move westbound traffic into a newly constructed center section of the 225-foot-tall bridge.

“Construction has progressed well and this shift allows contract crews to move on to the next phase of construction,” Resident Engineer Tyler Rogers said. “This is a significant step, but certainly not the last one.”

The operation on Friday night requires one lane of traffic in each direction to close from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. on Monday morning.

These shifts will allow crews from Flatiron Constructors and subcontractors to begin the final major phase of construction. It involves removing the old deck on the eastbound side, repairing structural elements, and placing a new deck and riding surface.

Transportation officials anticipate completing the $26.9 million project on schedule and prior to Labor Day of 2025.

NCDOT officials remind drivers to slow down, remain alert and obey all posted traffic signs when driving through work zones.

For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on social media.

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1503 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 | (919) 707-2660

Real time traffic and travel information for North Carolina. Provides information about road closures, accidents, congestion, traffic cameras, weather events, and work zones.

08/08/2024

Hello everyone George Sheldon here with your forecast for Western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.

For the Asheville area

This Afternoon

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 85


(For the Upstate SC)

This Afternoon

Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 100. West northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 93. North wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.