Heavy Rain in the Southern Appalachians; Fire Weather and Heat in the West; Monitoring Tropical Storm Erin

Heavy to excessive rainfall over the southern Appalachians may bring areas of flooding today. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather conditions to parts of the Great Basin and northern Rockies today and Thursday. Hot to extremely hot temperatures are in place through today across parts of the western U.S. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Mostly Cloudy

75°F

24°C

Humidity	85%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.16 in
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	13 Aug 12:35 pm EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Cataloochee NC

This Afternoon
High: 67 °F
Heavy Rain
Tonight
Low: 60 °F
Showers
Likely and
Dense Fog
Thursday
High: 68 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Dense Fog
then T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 60 °F
Showers
Likely then
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 69 °F
Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 60 °F
Chance
Showers
Saturday
High: 69 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 59 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 69 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 67. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a chance of showers. Patchy dense fog before 7pm, then widespread dense fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. West southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Widespread dense fog, mainly before 10am. High near 68. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday

A chance of showers between noon and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night

A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

A chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Tuesday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.