828 Weather DirectHyper-local Asheville forecast built by Tim Ballisty
Archived example · September 5 11.4°F
between the coolest and warmest reporting neighborhoods
CoolestUNC Asheville · 72.7°F
WarmestSand Hill · 84.1°F
Neighborhood observations · Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville Under the Microscope

One city, many microclimates. See how elevation, exposure, shade, and neighborhood geography are shaping the weather people are actually experiencing.

Archived September 5 snapshot· live update pending
Station Terrain · Interactive map

See the weather across valleys and ridges.

Explore station observations on Asheville’s 3D terrain. Tilt, rotate, and compare temperature, dew point, wind, and rainfall across the network.

Explore stations in 3D
Your six-signal briefing

Asheville right now

Temperature, rain, terrain, exposure, moisture, and wind—screened for freshness and condensed into one quick read.
Lead story
Sand Hill is 11.4° warmer than UNC Asheville.

At 10:02 AM, Asheville ranges from 72.7° at the unobstructed UNC tower to 84.1° in the Sand Hill community.

Terrain signal
The three highest stations average 3.5° cooler.

They average 75.7°, compared with 79.2° at the three lowest reporting elevations.

Exposure clue
Nearly identical elevation. A 5.3° difference.

Sand Hill and West Asheville are only one vertical foot apart, putting neighborhood exposure in sharp focus.

Rain footprintNo active rain signal across reporting stations.

The precipitation layer is watching for localized wet pockets.

Moisture pocketRiver Arts District has the highest core dew point.

Its 75.9° dew point is 7.1° above the open UNC Asheville tower.

Wind exposureWest Asheville owns the morning breeze.

Its 4.7 mph sustained wind leads a core network where several sheltered stations remain calm.

15 current neighborhood stations

Asheville temperatures, neighborhood by neighborhood.

Simplified neighborhood layout—not to scaleEach circle represents a weather station in its general part of Asheville. Spacing is adjusted for readability; positions are not exact. Blue circles are cooler, orange circles are warmer. Select one for its reading and local setting.

Temperature keyCircle color = observed temperature
72.7° coolest78.4° midpointwarmest 84.1°
N · North Asheville W · West Asheville E · East Asheville S · South Asheville
The neighborhood cross-sectionChoose a weather signal, then select any station for its local context.
Coolest72.7°UNC Asheville
Citywide gap11.4°between reporting neighborhoods
Warmest84.1°Sand Hill
Does higher ground feel different?257 ft of reporting terrain
72.7°FObserved temperature →84.1°F
Higher ground Valley floor

Read from highest to lowest: each station has an evenly spaced row so nearby elevations stay readable. Row spacing is not proportional to feet; labels show actual elevation above sea level. Left to right shows the selected weather signal.

Left → right: selected signalTop → bottom: elevation
Event-aware layerA light rain signal has appeared south of Asheville.

Hendersonville is reporting 0.01 in/hr and 0.01 in today while the other 24 rate-reporting stations remain dry.

1 of 25 wet
Beyond Asheville

Four ways weather enters the mountains.

11.4° regional spread: UNC Asheville is coolest at 72.7° while Sand Hill is warmest at 84.1°. The city itself owns both regional bookends right now.

Greater Asheville anchorMountain corridor station
Local readings, with local context.

Neighborhood weather stations complement official observations. Conditions can vary with elevation and surroundings, and a station’s reading may not match every nearby address.

30Stations
27Reporting
27Fresh
Neighborhood observations interpreted by meteorologist Tim Ballisty.Archived example · September 5 · 10:02 AM