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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Overcast

32°F

0°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 30.27 in
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Jan 7:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Black Balsam NC

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 01:00pm until January 26, 01:00pm
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Ice Storm Warning

  • Today

    Today: A chance of snow and sleet before 4pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 4pm and 5pm, then freezing rain and sleet likely after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. East southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

    High: 30 °F

    Chance
    Snow/Sleet
    then Wintry
    Mix Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Freezing rain. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 21. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of 0.6 to 0.8 of an inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain before noon, then rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 39. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain before 2am, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 2am and 4am. Low around 17. Southwest wind 9 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

    Low: 17 °F

    Rain then
    Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 5.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 29.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of snow and sleet before 4pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 4pm and 5pm, then freezing rain and sleet likely after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. East southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Tonight
Freezing rain. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 21. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of 0.6 to 0.8 of an inch possible.
Sunday
Freezing rain before noon, then rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 39. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain before 2am, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 2am and 4am. Low around 17. Southwest wind 9 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 5.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 29.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Black Balsam NC
 35.3°N 82.88°W (Elev. 4469 ft)
Last Update:
6:56 am EST Jan 24, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026
 
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