Days of rain, possible ice to Asheville, Hendersonville, Western NC

On February 11, 2025By Littum

Several rounds of rainfall from Tuesday, February 11 to Thursday 13 February are expected to sweep through western North Carolina, bringing potential floods and other dangers to the area.

National Weather Service released a dangerous weather forecast at. 05.25 on February 10, warning of several days of storms moving through WNC, northeastern Georgia and western Upstate South Carolina.

NWS meteorologist Clay Chaney told the Citizen Times that some areas could see up to 8 inches of rainfall. Here’s what else we know.

How much rain does Asheville get? Western NC?

Chaney explained that many regions in WNC will get several centimeters of rain – but exact amounts depend on the area. With several expected rainfall rounds, Chaney added that it is more difficult to make accurate predictions about rainfall.

Somewhere between 3-5 inches of rain is the current prediction of the French Broad Valley including Asheville and eastern areas of the region and between 5-8 inches in western areas of the region such as Haywood County and Brevard.

More rain is an option for Saturday, but predictions are still uncertain from Monday.

Will it flood in Asheville, Western NC?

In the weather forecasts, NWS warned of several periods of rainfall. The first will be heavy rain on Tuesday night, with isolated genes flooded, especially over the southeastern NC mountains, northeastern Georgia and western Upstate South Carolina.

Another round of heavy rain is possible Wednesday night to Thursday morning, as a slowly moving cold front enters the area – further rainfall on top of wet soil can result in flooding in some areas.

“The first or two rounds probably do not cause problems, but they are just kind of prime the earth when we get later rounds, causing more runoff and faster answers to streams and rivers,” Chaney said.

Wind, winter weather risks

One piece of good news about the upcoming storms is that wind is not expected to be a problem.

“We don’t expect strong wind, not even on back tops,” Chaney said.

Although the wind is not expected to be a problem, however, concern lies in more than just the heavy rain, especially on Tuesday, February 11.

“The eastern slopes from around Boone and Avery County and then down towards Mount Mitchell and maybe even in parts of Buncombe County, like near Black Mountain, could see some freezing rain, especially tomorrow, tomorrow night,” Chaney said Monday.

Due to temperatures expected to be near freezing, some areas could see the accumulation of rainfall, making icy roads a possible risk.

Weekly Weather forecast in Asheville

Currently, official NWS forecasts are for the Asheville area during the week of February 10:

Monday 10th February – Partly sunny, with a high near 51 degrees. North Northwest Wind 5-7 MPH. Monday night there is a 30% chance for showers, mainly after 7 p.m. 04:00 and the weather will mostly be cloudy with a low about 35 degrees. Quiet wind turns southeast 5-7 km / h after dinner.

Tuesday 11th February – showers probably, mainly after dinner. Most cloudy with a high near 41 degrees. Southeast wind 8-10 km / h, with wind throw as high as 18 km / h. The possibility of rainfall is 70%. New rainfall of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Tuesday night brings showers and a low about 37 years, as well as southeast winds 5-8 km / h, which becomes light and variable. The possibility of rainfall overnight is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 0.5-0.75 inches possible.

Wednesday, February 12 – showers. High near 48 degrees. Southeast Wind 5-7 Mph. The possibility of rainfall is 90%. Wednesday night brings more showers, mainly before 1 p.m. 05.00 at times can be heavy. Make about 44 degrees. The possibility of rainfall is 100%.

Thursday, February 13 – A 30% chance of showers before 7 p.m. 9 partly sunny, with a high near 60 degrees. Thursday night will be partially cloudy with a low about 31 degrees.

Friday 14. February – Mostly sunny with a high near 52 degrees. Friday night will be mostly cloudy with a low about 34 degrees.

Weekly Weather forecast in Hendersonville

Hendersonville’s weather forecast from NWS is similar to:

Monday 10th February – Cloudy, then gradually becomes sunny, with a high near 50 degrees. North Wind 7-9 MPH. A 30% chance of showers overnight, mainly after 7 p.m. 16, mostly cloudy overnight, with a low about 34 degrees. North Wind 5-7 MPH becomes southeast in the evening. New rainfall of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday 11th February – showers, mainly after 7 p.m. Southeast wind around 7 km / h. The possibility of rainfall is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter inch possible. More showers overnight, with a low about 35 degrees and the southeast wind 5-7 mph will be northeast after 7 p.m. 12 is a chance of rainfall 100%. New rainfall amounts between 0.75-1 inches possible.

Wednesday, February 12 – showers. High near 44 degrees. East Wind 3-5 MPH. The possibility of rainfall is 100%. More showers overnight with a low about 40 degrees. The possibility of rainfall is 100%.

Thursday, February 13 – A 40% chance of showers before noon. Most sunny, with a high near 61 degrees. Partly cloudy overnight with a low about 33 degrees.

Friday 14. February – Mostly sunny with a high near 49 degrees. Partly cloudy overnight with a low about 33 degrees.

Iris Seaton is the trending news reporter for Asheville Citizen Times, part of the US Today Network. Well her at [email protected].