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35.6127° N, 82.5310° W

Buncombe County

County weather, rivers and elevation

County seat
Asheville
Elevation range
1,600–6,410 ft
High point
Potato Knob
Forecast office
GSP
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County seat Asheville. Roughly 1,600 to 6,410 ft, topping out at Potato Knob — a spread of about 4,810 vertical feet, which is why one forecast number for this county is close to meaningless.

Forecast

Issued by GSP for the county centre

  • Overnight

    64°

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind around 8 mph.

  • Tuesday

    81°

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 8 mph.

  • Tuesday Night

    62°

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.

  • Wednesday

    86°

    A slight chance of rain showers between 3pm and 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. North northeast wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  • Wednesday Night

    62°

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 1 to 6 mph.

  • Thursday

    87°

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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 in this county

All gauges

French Broad River at Asheville, NC

Below action stage

French Broad River at Asheville, NC: Below action stage.

0.91ft

588 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

5.6 ft below action stage.

Forecast crest 0.90 ft

Swannanoa River at Biltmore, NC

Below action stage

Swannanoa River at Biltmore, NC: Below action stage.

1.28ft

35 cfs

Marker shows minor flood stage.

7.7 ft below action stage.

Forecast crest 1.30 ft

Nearest reporting stations

What the profile for this county is built from

  • Asheville Regional Airport2,165 ft · 20 km · observed
  • Mount Mitchell6,684 ft · 29 km · modeled
  • Hendersonville2,146 ft · 33 km · modeled
  • Burnsville2,814 ft · 40 km · modeled
  • Waynesville2,657 ft · 44 km · modeled