Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.08 in
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 21 Aug 6:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Cullowhee NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Light north northwest wind.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Light north northwest wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNE Cullowhee NC
 35.34°N 83.17°W (Elev. 2828 ft)
5:44 pm EDT Aug 21, 2026
7pm EDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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