ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The first day of fall was a hot one. According to the National Weather Service, the high in Asheville was 88, only 3 degrees shy of the record and well above the 77-degree average. Expect that heat to continue the first part of the week.

The forecast, according to the National Weather Service:

  • Monday: Areas of fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny with a high near 84 and a 40 percent chance of precipitation.
  • Monday night: Mostly cloudy with a low around 64 and a 30 percent chance of rain. Calm wind.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny with a high near 80 and a 50 percent chance of rain.
  • Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy with a low around 64 and a 70 percent chance of precipitation.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a high near 77. The chance of rain is 60 percent.
  • Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy with a low around 64 and 60 percent chance of rain.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a high near 74. The chance of prain is 50 percent.
  • Thursday night: Mostly cloudy with a low around 63. The rain chance is 50 percent.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. The rain could be heavy at times
  • Friday night: Mostly cloudy with a low around 60 and a 60 percent chance of precipitation.