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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Unknown Precip

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 30.12 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 25 Jan 1:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNE Rich Mountain NC

Ice Storm Warning January 25, 01:20am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning January 25, 01:20am until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 27 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 37. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9pm. Areas of fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 14 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Areas Fog
    then Patchy
    Fog and
    Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -6. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Blustery.
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 26.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Freezing rain. Patchy fog. Low around 27. South wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 37. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9pm. Areas of fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -6. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 26.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Breezy.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 19. Blustery.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNE Rich Mountain NC
 35.38°N 83.01°W (Elev. 5299 ft)
Last Update:
12:18 am EST Jan 25, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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