NWS Freezing Rain Advisory (Buncombe County)

Current Conditions
Asheville UNCA

Temp: 32.7°F

Forecast Last Updated at Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 8:17PM

Cold; A Little Icy Precip Tonight

Our weather pattern is in transition out of bitter cold, but as is often the case, it's going to be a bumpy process. Tonight, moisture from the south overrides cold air in place across the Appalachians and Foothills. From just before midnight to sunrise Sunday morning, light precipitation develops in the form of light freezing rain. Click here for a map of regions affected by light icing later tonight into Sunday morning. Sunday is cloudy and a bit milder with spotty light rain until early-afternoon. Another round of light, spotty rain arrives late Sunday night into Monday morning.

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Saturday Hi: 43 Lo: 31 Becoming cloudy; Cold; Light freezing rain develops around or just before midnight; Light SE wind

Sunday Hi: 48 Lo: 38 Generally cloudy; Spotty light rain mostly in the AM & early afternoon; Light rain possible again late Sun. night; Light SE wind (but gusty SW at higher elev's)

Monday Hi: 52 Lo: 37 AM light rain, then partial clearing PM; NW wind 5-15 mph, gusty

Tuesday Hi: 50 Lo: 47 Generally cloudy; Another round of spotty light rain in the PM and overnight; Warming nighttime temperatures

Wednesday Hi: 61 Lo: 31 Cloudy; Rain; Turning colder at night; Snow showers or flurries possible late Wed. night

Further Out

Thursday - AM snow showers or flurries possible; PM clearing; Turning colder again; High in the upper 30s; Low near 20 degrees
Friday - Mostly clear; Cool; High in the mid 40s; Low in the mid 20s

Forecast Discussion

The center of arctic high pressure is moving east today and will be over New Jersey tonight. Moisture and milder air will override the cold air in place near the surface producing a brief period of light freezing rain from just before midnight tonight into about sunrise Sunday morning.

Light freezing rain will transition to just spotty light rain early Sunday morning. Spotty light rain will be possible until early-afternoon.

A cold front from the west arrives early Monday morning. Winds pick up from the northwest and another brief period of spotty light rain is possible late Sunday night into Monday morning. Monday is cloudy and cool, but mostly dry after that early light rain.

Another brief cold wedge develops Tuesday with moisture overrunning from the south. We'll have light afternoon and nighttime rain Tuesday. Temperatures warm significantly Tuesday night.

Latest computer guidance greatly speeds up the next front compared to what was thought 12 hours ago. Wednesday will be cloudy with rain. Temperatures fall in the afternoon and at night, changing rain to snow showers or flurries late Wednesday night.

Thursday will be colder with morning flurries. Thursday night will be mostly clear and cold. Friday has few clouds but chilly temperatures.

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