Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed NW 5 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 1 Jan 12:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Mount Hardy NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy, with a high near 43. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain, mainly after 1am.  Low around 37. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 37 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain.  High near 38. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 38 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Cloudy, with a high near 43. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 37. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
Rain. High near 38. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles W Mount Hardy NC
 35.31°N 82.98°W (Elev. 4948 ft)
12:18 am EST Jan 1, 2026
12am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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