Tracking a Significant Spring Storm Impacting the Central U.S. This Week

A significant storm will track across the central U.S. and into the Great Lakes through Thursday. Heavy snow and blowing snow is expected from the northern Plains into the Upper Midwest. Further south, severe thunderstorms are expected from the southern Plains into the Midwest as well as a multi-day excessive rain and flooding event Wednesday through Saturday from the Ozarks into the Ohio Valley. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed SW 8 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Apr 3:50 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 62 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.  New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 76 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 33 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 58. South wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Sunday
Showers. High near 68. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC
 35.64°N 83.23°W (Elev. 4295 ft)
2:56 pm EDT Apr 1, 2025
3pm EDT Apr 1, 2025-6pm EDT Apr 8, 2025
 
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