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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Overcast

36°F

2°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 30.23 in
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 24 Jan 3:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Black Balsam NC

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 04:09pm until January 26, 01:00pm
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Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning January 24, 04:09pm until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 28 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Freezing rain. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 23. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.6 to 0.8 of an inch possible.

    Low: 23 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain before 10am, then rain. Patchy fog before noon. High near 38. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Rain/Freezing
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog
    then Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 15 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Blustery.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 29.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of snow and freezing rain before 5pm, then a chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet. Cloudy, with a high near 28. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Tonight
Freezing rain. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 23. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.6 to 0.8 of an inch possible.
Sunday
Freezing rain before 10am, then rain. Patchy fog before noon. High near 38. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Blustery.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 29.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Black Balsam NC
 35.32°N 82.9°W (Elev. 4892 ft)
Last Update:
2:43 pm EST Jan 24, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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