Asheville and Buncombe County residents can look forward to a warm, mostly dry weekend before rain chances increase early next week, potentially leading to minor flooding, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times. Thursday saw a high of 74 degrees Fahrenheit in Asheville, with partly cloudy skies and overnight lows dropping to 48 degrees. Winds were light from the southwest at 5 to 10 mph, the newspaper reported. The warming trend is expected to continue Friday, with highs reaching 78 degrees un