Asheville, North Carolina

Local Time: 8:50 PM EST on January 07, 2009 (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 35.6° N 82.6° W (Google Map)

Active Advisory: Winter Weather Advisory, Wind Advisory (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Record Report

	Current Conditions

Sunset Mountain, Asheville, North Carolina (PWS)

Updated: 8:50 PM EST on January 07, 2009

32.8 °F

Clear

Windchill:	30 °F
Humidity:	75%
Dew Point:	26 °F
Wind:	3.5 mph from the NW
Wind Gust:	3.5 mph
Pressure:	29.65 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	2470 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KAVL)
Wind Speed:	11.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	319° (NW)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Asheville	37 °F	Clear	7:54 PM EST
	Rutherfordton	43 °F	N/A	8:40 PM EST
	Greenville/Spartanburg	42 °F	Clear	7:53 PM EST
	Greenville Downtown	41 °F	Clear	7:53 PM EST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KAVL)

46 °F

26 °F

Record (KAVL)

70 °F (1913)

5 °F (1970)

Yesterday

62 °F

51 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 8

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Ahoskie	73°F
New Bern	72°F
Kill Devil Hills	71°F
Elizabeth City	71°F
Jacksonville	71°F

State Lows:
Reidsville	32°F
Jefferson	32°F
Boone	33°F
Asheville	33°F
Winston-Salem	33°F

Astronomy

January 7, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:40 AM EST

5:33 PM EST

Civil Twilight

7:12 AM EST

6:01 PM EST

Nautical Twilight

6:40 AM EST

6:32 PM EST

Astronomical Twilight

6:09 AM EST

7:03 PM EST

Moon

1:52 PM EST (1/7)

3:58 AM EST (1/7)

Length Of Visible Light:

10h 49m

Length of Day

9h 52m

Tomorrow will be 0m 56s longer.

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Waxing Gibbous, 86% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Asheville, NC

32.8 °F

Clear

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 28801

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Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
43° F \| 22° F	49° F \| 32° F	52° F \| 29° F	45° F \| 22° F	47° F \| 27° F
Chance of Rain 50% chance of precipitation	Clear	Chance of Rain 40% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.

Nowcast as of 8:06 PM EST on January 7, 2009

Now

Scattered areas of snow will continue to be seen across the central North Carolina mountains into the late evening hours. A fresh coating of snow is possible for many locations.

Forecast for Buncombe

Updated: 3:40 PM EST on January 7, 2009
Wind Advisory in effect until midnight EST tonight... Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 7 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Thursday...
	Tonight Mostly clear early...then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers this evening. A chance of snow showers. Snow accumulation around an inch possible. Windy with lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
	Thursday Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow or rain showers in the morning. Additional snow accumulation around an inch...except of 2 to 4 inches above 3500 feet. Total snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Breezy with highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Thursday Night Partly cloudy and brisk. Cold with lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph... diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
	Friday Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds around 5 mph... becoming southeast in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Friday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds around 5 mph.
	Saturday Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 50s. » ZIP Code Detail
	Saturday Night Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
	Sunday through Monday Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. Lows in the lower 20s.
	Monday Night Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers... possibly mixed with rain showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
	Tuesday Partly sunny. A chance of snow showers in the morning. Brisk with highs in the upper 30s. Chance of snow 30 percent.
	Tuesday Night and Wednesday Mostly cloudy and brisk. Lows around 20. Highs in the mid 30s.
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Air quality Forecast for Asheville Valleys (below 4000 feet)

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		PM2.5
Wednesday	Good		PM2.5
Thursday	Good		PM2.5
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Ravens vs. Titans	3:30 PM CST on January 10, 2009	Chance of Rain, 45 °F
Cardinals vs. Panthers	8:15 PM EST on January 10, 2009	Chance of Rain, 47 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Mountaineers vs. Catamounts	3:00 PM EST on November 22, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 43 °F
Gators vs. Sooners	8:00 PM EST on January 08, 2009	Clear, 63 °F
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Braves vs. Phillies	8:05 PM EDT on April 05, 2009	Average High 59° F/ 14° C
Nationals vs. Marlins	12:00 PM EDT on April 06, 2009	Average High 80° F/ 26° C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Manchester United vs. Derby County	7:45 PM GMT on January 07, 2009	Scattered Clouds, High 39° F/ 4° C
Hearts vs. Motherwell	7:45 PM GMT on January 07, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 35° F/ 2° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Budweiser Shootout	8:00 PM EST on February 07, 2009	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
Gatorade Duel 1	2:00 PM EST on February 12, 2009	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
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