Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed NW 8 mph
Barometer 30.21 in
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 19 Apr 9:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Balsam Grove NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy frost after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy frost after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles N Balsam Grove NC
 35.28°N 82.88°W (Elev. 3783 ft)
7:05 pm EDT Apr 19, 2026
9pm EDT Apr 19, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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