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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.21 in
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 11:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Cullowhee NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 73. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 73 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of rain between 1am and 2am. Patchy fog before 8pm, then patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 61 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind.

    High: 74 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 73. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Rain and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of rain between 1am and 2am. Patchy fog before 8pm, then patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cullowhee NC
 35.3°N 83.18°W (Elev. 2178 ft)
Last Update:
7:23 pm EDT Oct 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am EDT Oct 4, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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