Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Overcast

49°F

9°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 3:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles E Ellijay NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Rain likely, mainly after 5am.  Cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  High near 53. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 53 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain between midnight and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 53. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain between midnight and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
A chance of rain between 7am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles E Ellijay NC
 35.19°N 83.22°W (Elev. 4117 ft)
12:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
3am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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