Showers and Thunderstorms for the Eastern Third of the Country; Fire Weather Concerns; Flooding Issues for the Great Lakes Region

Showers and thunderstorms will continue along and ahead of a cold front for the eastern third of the country. The rainfall for the Great Lakes region could prolong the ongoing flooding. Much cooler weather will filter in behind this cold front along and east of the Rockies. Where the rain is needed, the Southern High Plains, critical fire weather concerns through this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Blairsville Airport (KDZJ)

Lat: 34.85°NLon: 84°WElev: 1909ft.

Fair

80°F

27°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 18 Apr 5:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Hooper Bald NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then showers likely.  Patchy fog before 4am, then areas of fog after 5am. Low around 36. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 24 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Showers and
    Areas Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog between 7am and 8am.  Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 44. Windy, with a north wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Patchy Fog
    and Windy
    then Becoming
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. North northwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then showers likely. Patchy fog before 4am, then areas of fog after 5am. Low around 36. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 24 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 44. Windy, with a north wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 38. North northwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Saturday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles WSW Hooper Bald NC
 35.31°N 84.03°W (Elev. 4898 ft)
2:24 pm EDT Apr 18, 2026
5pm EDT Apr 18, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 25, 2026
 
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