Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed W 8 G 20 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill38°F (3°C)
Last update 31 Dec 4:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Black Balsam NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. West southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 1am.  Cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain.  High near 38. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 38 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. West southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
Rain. High near 38. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Black Balsam NC
 35.32°N 82.87°W (Elev. 5574 ft)
12:18 pm EST Dec 31, 2025
4pm EST Dec 31, 2025-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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