Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the southern Plains today, moving into the central Plains and Southeast U.S on Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Partly Cloudy

71°F

22°C

Humidity	50%
Wind Speed	W 8 mph
Barometer	30.12 in
Dewpoint	51°F (11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	27 Mar 11:55 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNE Rich Mountain NC

This Afternoon
High: 63 °F
Chance
Showers
Tonight
Low: 25 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Cloudy and
Windy
Saturday
High: 42 °F
Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
Clear
Sunday
High: 46 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 38 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 54 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 61 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog before 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a north wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 28. East northeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 46. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 45.