Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Drizzle

48°F

9°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed N 6 G 20 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 29 Dec 6:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Mount Hardy NC

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of rain before 8am.  Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 39 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 41 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 16. Windy, with a northwest wind around 32 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Clear and
    Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -3. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Blustery.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of rain before 8am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 39 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 16. Windy, with a northwest wind around 32 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -3. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Blustery.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mount Hardy NC
 35.3°N 82.93°W (Elev. 5902 ft)
5:58 am EST Dec 29, 2025
7am EST Dec 29, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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