Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

42°F

6°C

Humidity	40%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	29.89 in
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	38°F (3°C)
Last update	25 Feb 9:15 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Sapphire NC

Today
High: 47 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 40 °F
Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Thursday
High: 50 °F
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Thursday Night
Low: 42 °F
Chance Rain
Friday
High: 52 °F
Slight Chance
Rain
Friday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 57 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 59 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Tonight

A chance of rain, mainly between 7pm and 10pm, then showers likely after 10pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 40. West southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday

Showers, mainly before 2pm, then rain likely after 2pm. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 50. Southwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind around 8 mph becoming north after midnight. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of rain before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 57.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.