FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, NC
Below action stageFRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, NC: Below action stage.
1.02ft
704 cfs
Marker shows minor flood stage.
5.5 ft below action stage.
Forecast crest 2.00 ft
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.
No snow level is being forecast right now, which generally means precipitation is falling as rain at every elevation.
Issued by GSP for the county centre
This Afternoon
79°
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
68°
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely between 11pm and 5am, then areas of fog and a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
81°
Areas of fog and a chance of rain showers before 10am, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog between 10am and 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
65°
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
80°
Showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
64°
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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.
Conditions vary far more by elevation here than by distance
Lowest to highest
FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, NC: Below action stage.
1.02ft
704 cfs
Marker shows minor flood stage.
5.5 ft below action stage.
Forecast crest 2.00 ft
SWANNANOA RIVER AT BILTMORE, NC: Below action stage.
1.43ft
60 cfs
Marker shows minor flood stage.
7.6 ft below action stage.
Forecast crest 3.00 ft
What the profile for this county is built from