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.

Partly Cloudy

35°F

2°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Jan 6:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Mount Hardy NC

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain, mainly after 1am.  Low around 35. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 35 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain.  High near 37. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 37 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 35. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain. High near 37. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mount Hardy NC
 35.3°N 82.93°W (Elev. 5902 ft)
6:23 am EST Jan 1, 2026
6am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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