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.

Light Drizzle Fog/Mist

45°F

7°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 10:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Gay NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers.  Patchy fog after 4am. Low around 44. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 44 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 1pm.  Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 52. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2am.  Patchy fog after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after 4am. Low around 44. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 52. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Gay NC
 35.29°N 83.32°W (Elev. 3881 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
10pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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