Henderson County
County seat Hendersonville. Roughly 1,300 to 4,600 ft, topping out at Little Pisgah Mountain — a spread of about 3,300 vertical feet, which is why one forecast number for this county is close to meaningless.
No snow line in play
No snow level is being forecast right now, which generally means precipitation is falling as rain at every elevation.
Forecast
Issued by GSP for the county centre
This Afternoon
78°
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
67°
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 9pm and 11pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 5am, then areas of fog and a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
78°
Rain showers likely and areas of fog before 8am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 10am, then rain showers likely and patchy fog between 10am and 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
66°
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southwest wind 1 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
79°
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 1 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
64°
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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
Towns
Lowest to highest
- Hendersonville2,146 ft · Below 2,500 ft
- Flat Rock2,224 ft · Below 2,500 ft
River gauges
No gauge we track sits inside Henderson County. See all river levels for the nearest ones.
Nearest reporting stations
What the profile for this county is built from
- Hendersonville2,146 ft · 3 km · modeled
- Asheville Regional Airport2,165 ft · 12 km · observed
- Waynesville2,657 ft · 49 km · modeled
- Rutherford County Airport1,077 ft · 50 km · observed
- Mount Mitchell6,684 ft · 51 km · modeled