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Air Quality and Fire Weather Concerns for the Northeast; Heavy Rainfall Potential Continues for the West

Air Quality Alerts and Fire Weather concerns will continue for the Great Lakes and Northeast through today. Meanwhile, the pattern for the west remains unsettled with more showers and thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall continues through the middle of this week. Warming temperatures will climb above seasonable normal values for the Pacific Northwest and northern Plains through Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Partly Cloudy

75°F

24°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed W 3 mph
Barometer 30.01 in
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 6 Jun 12:25 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Sapphire NC

  • This
    Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 78 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 56 °F

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

    High: 75 °F

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

    Low: 55 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Chance
    Showers

    High: 70 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 49 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    Sunny

    High: 73 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 52 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    Sunny

    High: 75 °F

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Monday
Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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Point Forecast:
Sapphire NC
 35.11°N 83.01°W (Elev. 3199 ft)
Last Update:
10:41 am EDT Jun 6, 2023
Forecast Valid:
12pm EDT Jun 6, 2023-6pm EDT Jun 12, 2023
 
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