NWS Air Quality Alert (Avery County)

Current Conditions
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Temp: 66.7°F

Forecast Last Updated at Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 6:32AM

Very Nice Today

Today is very nice with average temperatures and mostly sunny skies. Tomorrow is different as clouds, showers and maybe some thunder roll in. Most of the rain tomorrow will be in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures will be cooler. Skies clear Thursday and we have dry and cool days Thursday through Saturday. Sunday and Monday bring clouds and good chances of rain and thunder.

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Tuesday Hi: 75 Lo: 52 Patchy AM fog; Scattered clouds; Warmer; NW wind 5-15 mph

Wednesday Hi: 67 Lo: 45 Mostly cloudy; Cooler; Scattered showers & t-showers, mostly in the afternoon & evening; NW wind 5-15 mph

Thursday Hi: 68 Lo: 42 Scattered clouds; West wind 5-15 mph

Friday Hi: 69 Lo: 45 Mostly sunny; Pleasant

Saturday Hi: 74 Lo: 52 Mostly sunny; Warmer

Further Out

Sunday - Becoming mostly cloudy; Widely scattered afternoon showers & t-showers; Showers and thunder increase in coverage overnight; High in the mid 70s; Low in the mid 50s
Monday - Mostly cloudy; Occasional showers and thundershowers; especially in the AM; High near 70 degrees; Low near 50 degrees

Forecast Discussion

High pressure gives us a dry and warm day today. A cold front moving in from the north will bring clouds, showers and thunder tomorrow along with cooler temperatures.

The front passes through during the day Wednesday and most of the rain should develop in the afternoon and die down shortly after sunset. Skies clear Thursday as cooler and drier air moves in behind the front. Friday is cool and dry as well. Temperatures warm Saturday to near average but it remains dry.

A cold front will move toward western NC from the west Sunday. Low pressure will develop along the front and move into the Ohio Valley. These features will bring good chances of rain and thunder beginning late Sunday daytime and continuing overnight Sunday into Monday morning. We are thinking the cold front will move through Monday afternoon and bring an end to the rain.

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