Hazardous Weather Conditions
Current conditions at
Jackson County Airport (K24A)
Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.
Partly Cloudy
25°F
-4°C
| Humidity | 77% |
| Wind Speed | Calm |
| Barometer | 30.06 in |
| Dewpoint | 19°F (-7°C) |
| Visibility | 10.00 mi |
| Last update | 30 Jan 9:15 am EST |
Extended Forecast for
3 Miles SE Rich Mountain NC
Extreme Cold Watch January 31, 01:00pm until February 1, 01:00pm
Winter Storm Warning January 30, 04:00pm until February 1, 07:00am
Today

High: 32 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 11 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Fog then Snow
and Patchy
FogSaturday

High: 14 °F⇓
Snow and
Patchy FogSaturday Night
Low: 0 °F
Blustery.
Chance Snow
then Partly
CloudySunday

High: 20 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night

Low: 5 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday

High: 30 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night

Low: 16 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday

High: 37 °F
Partly Sunny
Detailed Forecast
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Snow, mainly after midnight. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 11. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Saturday
Snow. Patchy fog between 1pm and 3pm. Temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -14. North northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 20. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 5.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Rich Mountain NC
35.29°N 82.99°W (Elev. 4469 ft)
35.29°N 82.99°W (Elev. 4469 ft)
7:28 am EST Jan 30, 2026
9am EST Jan 30, 2026-6pm EST Feb 5, 2026



