Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Partly Cloudy

65°F

18°C

Humidity	61%
Wind Speed	S 3 mph
Barometer	30.13 in
Dewpoint	51°F (11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	26 Mar 10:15 pm EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNE Rich Mountain NC

Tonight
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Clear
then Mostly
Clear and
Breezy
Friday
High: 63 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 26 °F
Chance
Showers and
Windy
Saturday
High: 42 °F
Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 46 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 39 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 54 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 46 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a north wind 22 to 28 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 northeast wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28. East northeast wind 11 to 13 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 46.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.