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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Light Drizzle

38°F

3°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed NW 7 mph
Barometer 29.66 in
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill33°F (1°C)
Last update 14 Jan 8:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Black Balsam NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow between 11pm and 4am. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 9 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -14. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a west wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy.

    High: 28 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Blustery.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow between 11pm and 4am. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -14. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a west wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Blustery.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 27.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Blustery.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Black Balsam NC
 35.32°N 82.87°W (Elev. 5574 ft)
Last Update:
5:45 pm EST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EST Jan 14, 2026-6pm EST Jan 21, 2026
 
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