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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.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

45°F

7°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 3.50 mi
Last update 25 Feb 10:50 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Black Balsam NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers. Patchy fog after 3am. Low around 41. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before noon. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 49. West southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 49 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light northwest wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after 3am. Low around 41. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before noon. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 49. West southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light northwest wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 43.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Black Balsam NC
 35.3°N 82.88°W (Elev. 4469 ft)
Last Update:
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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