Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.

A storm system will slowly continue to press across the central U.S. Friday and Saturday with widespread showers and thunderstorms. Slight risks for severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall have been issued Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

57°F

14°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Oct 11:05 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Rich Mountain NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Light west northwest wind.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 67 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 58 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Light west northwest wind.
Friday Night
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Showers likely before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Rich Mountain NC
 35.29°N 82.99°W (Elev. 4469 ft)
7:14 pm EDT Oct 16, 2025
11pm EDT Oct 16, 2025-6pm EDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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