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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed SE 10 mph
Barometer 30.19 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 24 Jan 10:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Black Balsam NC

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 10:42pm until January 26, 01:00pm
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Ice Storm Warning
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    Ice Storm Warning January 24, 10:42pm until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 23 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain before noon, then rain. Patchy fog. High near 37. South southwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog before 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 17 to 25 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 14 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -7. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Windy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Breezy.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Freezing rain. Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 23. South wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.7 to 0.9 of an inch possible.
Sunday
Freezing rain before noon, then rain. Patchy fog. High near 37. South southwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog before 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 17 to 25 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -7. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Windy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 27.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Breezy.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Blustery.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Black Balsam NC
 35.32°N 82.87°W (Elev. 5574 ft)
Last Update:
5:38 pm EST Jan 24, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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