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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Rich Mountain NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of snow and freezing rain before 11pm, then a chance of rain between 11pm and 3am, then a chance of freezing rain after 3am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 3 to 7 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 43 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 34 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain likely before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 37 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow before 4pm, then snow and freezing rain. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 24. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 24 °F

    Heavy Snow
    then Wintry
    Mix

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow and freezing rain. The snow and freezing rain could be heavy at times. Low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Wintry Mix

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow and freezing rain before 11pm, then a chance of rain between 11pm and 3am, then a chance of freezing rain after 3am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 3 to 7 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Rain likely before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Snow before 4pm, then snow and freezing rain. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 24. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
Snow and freezing rain. The snow and freezing rain could be heavy at times. Low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday
Snow and freezing rain likely, becoming all snow after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 29.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Rich Mountain NC
 35.29°N 82.99°W (Elev. 4469 ft)
Last Update:
6:04 pm EST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm EST Jan 20, 2026-6pm EST Jan 27, 2026
 
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