Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Light Rain Fog

48°F

9°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 0.15 mi
Last update 26 Feb 7:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Sunburst NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before 1pm. The rain could be heavy at times.  Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 52. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 8pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 39 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 54 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

    High: 47 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before 1pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 52. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSE Sunburst NC
 35.39°N 82.92°W (Elev. 3934 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
8am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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