Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Overcast

48°F

9°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 3:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Mount Hardy NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Rain likely.  Cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  High near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain between 1am and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of rain between 10am and 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 46 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind around 9 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain between 1am and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of rain between 10am and 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind around 9 mph becoming west after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 38.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mount Hardy NC
 35.3°N 82.93°W (Elev. 5902 ft)
12:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
3am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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