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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Unknown Precip Fog/Mist

39°F

4°C

Humidity 95%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 25 Jan 8:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Black Balsam NC

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 04:00am until January 26, 10:00am
Ice Storm Warning January 25, 08:46am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning January 25, 08:46am until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • Today

    High: 37 °F

    Rain/Freezing
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. West southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Patchy Fog
    and Blustery
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -13. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Freezing rain before 1pm, then rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 37. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. West southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -13. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 21.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
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Point Forecast:
Black Balsam NC
 35.32°N 82.9°W (Elev. 4892 ft)
Last Update:
6:47 am EST Jan 25, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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