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Showers and Cooler Temperatures in the East; Multi-Day Rain Event in the Southwest

A cold front in the East will bring showers and thunderstorms and much cooler temperatures from the Northeast into the Southeast. The Southwest, centered around New Mexico, will continue to see showers and thunderstorms, where there maybe isolated flash flooding. Tropical moisture will bring a multi-day period of thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall across the Southwest beginning Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fog

63°F

17°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.23 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 0.25 mi
Last update 8 Oct 9:25 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Cataloochee NC

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. North wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 48 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy frost between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 65 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Patchy frost between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Columbus Day
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cataloochee NC
 35.63°N 83.09°W (Elev. 2703 ft)
Last Update:
8:07 am EDT Oct 8, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9am EDT Oct 8, 2025-6pm EDT Oct 14, 2025
 
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