A Significant Spring Storm Impacting the Central U.S. This Week

A significant late-season winter storm will bring an expanding area of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain to the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Further south, severe thunderstorms are expected from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes. A multi-day excessive rain and flooding event will impact the Ozarks into the Ohio Valley through Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

56°F

13°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 30.16 in
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 Apr 12:10 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Smokemont NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Calm wind.

    Low: 49 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 3pm and 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 65 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Patchy fog between midnight and 3am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 8am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 78 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light south wind.

    Low: 62 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog between midnight and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light south wind.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Sunday
Showers. High near 70. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NW Smokemont NC
 35.58°N 83.34°W (Elev. 2598 ft)
9:34 pm EDT Apr 1, 2025
12am EDT Apr 2, 2025-6pm EDT Apr 8, 2025
 
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