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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 10 Dec 4:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Black Balsam NC

Wind Advisory December 10, 10:00am until December 11, 10:00am
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Wind Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 19. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 40. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 19. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 40. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 32.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Black Balsam NC
 35.32°N 82.87°W (Elev. 5574 ft)
Last Update:
2:58 am EST Dec 10, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4am EST Dec 10, 2025-6pm EST Dec 16, 2025
 
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