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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.35 in
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 Nov 4:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNE Rich Mountain NC

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. South wind around 10 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of freezing rain between 3am and 4am, then a chance of rain. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 34 by 5am. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 27 °F⇑

    Breezy.
    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog between 10am and 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 36. South southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 36 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 10 to 14 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. East northeast wind around 7 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of freezing rain and sleet between 8pm and 10pm, then rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix then Rain
    Likely

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Rain, mainly before 1pm. High near 36. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 36 °F

    Rain

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of freezing rain between 3am and 4am, then a chance of rain. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 34 by 5am. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog between 10am and 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 36. South southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 10 to 14 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. East northeast wind around 7 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A chance of freezing rain and sleet between 8pm and 10pm, then rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday
Rain, mainly before 1pm. High near 36. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Friday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNE Rich Mountain NC
 35.38°N 83.03°W (Elev. 5489 ft)
Last Update:
1:03 am EST Nov 29, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4am EST Nov 29, 2025-6pm EST Dec 5, 2025
 
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