Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Heavy Rain Fog/Mist

46°F

8°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed NW 10 mph
Barometer 29.86 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill41°F (5°C)
Last update 12 Mar 7:35 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Black Balsam NC

  • Today

    Today: Rain showers, snow showers, and sleet before 10am, then a chance of snow showers between 10am and noon. The sleet could be heavy at times.  Patchy fog between 8am and 10am. Temperature falling to around 30 by 11am. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Becoming
    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers, mainly after 8pm.  Low around 38. Breezy.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 38 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers
    Likely then
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of snow showers.  High near 48. Windy.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 48 °F

    Showers and
    Windy then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain showers, snow showers, and sleet before 10am, then a chance of snow showers between 10am and noon. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog between 8am and 10am. Temperature falling to around 30 by 11am. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Sunday Night
Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 38. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday
Rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of snow showers. High near 48. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 33.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
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Point Forecast:
Black Balsam NC
 35.3°N 82.88°W (Elev. 4469 ft)
6:21 am EDT Mar 12, 2026
7am EDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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