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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Mostly Cloudy

59°F

15°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 10 Jan 5:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NE Rich Mountain NC

Wind Advisory January 11, 06:00am until January 11, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog before 7pm. Otherwise, cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a temperature falling to around 19 by 5pm. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 25 °F⇓

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 26. West wind 6 to 11 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog before 7pm. Otherwise, cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with a temperature falling to around 19 by 5pm. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 26. West wind 6 to 11 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 32.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NE Rich Mountain NC
 35.37°N 82.98°W (Elev. 5587 ft)
Last Update:
5:49 pm EST Jan 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm EST Jan 10, 2026-6pm EST Jan 17, 2026
 
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