Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes

Anomalously warm, dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Intermountain West into the central and southern Plains today. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the upper Mississippi River Valley to the Great Lakes tonight through the day Tuesday. Damaging gusts, hail, and heavy rainfall are likely. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Overcast

59°F

15°C

Humidity	61%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.41 in
Dewpoint	46°F (8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	30 Mar 12:35 pm EDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Sapphire NC

This Afternoon
High: 56 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 49 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 64 °F
Chance Rain
Tuesday Night
Low: 53 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 67 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Rain Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 53 °F
Rain Likely
then Slight
Chance Rain
Thursday
High: 65 °F
Chance Rain
then Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 54 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance Rain
Friday
High: 64 °F
Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 9 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night

Rain and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday

A chance of rain between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night

A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday

Rain likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night

A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday

Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night

A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Sunday

A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.