Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Rain Fog/Mist

39°F

4°C

Humidity 95%
Wind Speed E 9 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 3.50 mi
Wind Chill33°F (1°C)
Last update 25 Jan 8:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Rich Mountain NC

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 04:00am until January 26, 10:00am
Ice Storm Warning January 25, 09:05am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning January 25, 09:05am until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • Today

    High: 38 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then Rain
    and Areas Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9pm.  Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.  New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -9. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Freezing rain before noon, then rain. Patchy fog. High near 38. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -9. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 24.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Rich Mountain NC
 35.29°N 82.99°W (Elev. 4469 ft)
6:47 am EST Jan 25, 2026
9am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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