LOCAL FORECAST AND WEATHER INFORMATION FOR ASHEVILLE AND VICINITY 
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - ASHEVILLE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES DEPARTMENT.

Tuesday March 11, 2008

...WEATHER SUMMARY AND FORECAST DISCUSSION...

Throughout the Midwest and New England states, many areas have seen record snowfall amounts within the last week. Across Ohio, specifically in Columbus, more than 20 inches of snow has fallen disrupting conditions for both road and air travel. As for our area, we will not be seeing any chances of snow in the near future, but will have a chance for rain over the weekend. A dry, high pressure system will continue to build and propagate towards the Carolinas today dominating the weather for most of the week. Expect partly cloudy to sunny skies over the next couple of days with warmer temperatures in mid to upper 60’s by Thursday.  

...LOCAL FORECAST BY UNCA ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES DEPARTMENT...
THIS FORECAST IS FOR BUNCOMBE AND HENDERSON COUNTIES INCLUDING THE CITIES 
OF ASHEVILLE...BLACK MOUNTAIN...AND HENDERSONVILLE

Today mostly sunny, high temperature near 57
Tonight clear and cool, low near 32
Wednesday sunny with a high near 64
Wednesday Night mostly clear, low near 35

...EXTENDED FORECAST....

Thursday mostly sunny with a high near 67 and a low around 35	
Friday cloudy with a high around 68 and a low near 38

...ASHEVILLE AIRPORT CLIMATE DATA...
YESTERDAY'S HIGH......60
YESTERDAY'S LOW.......25
AVERAGE HIGH..........56
AVERAGE LOW...........34
RECORD HIGH...........76 (1979)
RECORD LOW............10 (1996) 
PRECIPITATION.........0.00” 
MONTHLY PRECIP TOTAL..2.39" (0.89”)
YEARLY PRECIP TOTAL...8.74" (-0.65”)

 
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