Weather Briefing for Friday, February 20, 2026
GENERAL FORECAST
(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)
..TODAY.…Patchy fog this morning. Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then sunny this afternoon. Breezy with highs in the upper 50s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
..TONIGHT.…Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 40. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph, decreasing to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.
..SATURDAY.…Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. A 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
..SATURDAY NIGHT.…Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Breezy with lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
..SUNDAY.…Partly sunny. A chance of snow in the morning. Light snow accumulation possible. Windy, cooler with highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent.
..SUNDAY NIGHT.…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Windy, cold with lows around 20.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg SC
639 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062-201245- Buncombe NC-Haywood NC-Yancey NC-Graham NC-Swain NC-Avery NC- Madison NC-Mitchell NC-Northern Jackson NC-Macon NC- 639 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
…GUSTY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MACON…NORTHERN JACKSON…MADISON… SWAIN…MITCHELL…NORTHWESTERN AVERY…CENTRAL GRAHAM…HAYWOOD… NORTHWESTERN BUNCOMBE AND YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 745 AM EST…
At 637 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 7 miles west of Johnson City to 8 miles west of Murphy. A few thunderstorms were embedded with this this line. Movement was east at 50 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include… Franklin, Sylva, Waynesville, Burnsville, Bryson City, Marshall, Robbinsville, Newland, Cherokee, and Woodfin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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Published at 6.00am on Friday, February 20, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins